overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
several weeks; a few weeks
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
tonoko; powder made from dried clay used as a polishing powder, filler material, etc.
young person; youth; young
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
(courteous) invitation; call
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
frontier (esp. the American frontier); frontier (of a field); forefront (of science, technology)
space development; space exploration
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to pour forth; to spill out
who's who; directory; social register
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence; clear and unclouded feel (e.g. of a voice, skin, etc.); bright and limpid impression; transparency (of a process, activity, etc.); clarity of how things work
good old; good old-fashioned
ceramics; pottery and porcelain
refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome