visit (from someone); call
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
occlusion; bite; engaging or meshing (of gears)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
special grade article; superfine brand
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
several sheets (flat objects)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
format; procedure; way of proceeding
planned; scheduled; systematic
cutting; planting (a cutting)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
younger scholar; future reference
older brother and younger sister
normalization; normalisation
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
energy problems; energy issues
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
to be satisfied (with); to find satisfactory
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
president (of a society); chairman
production process; industrial operation
mechanization; mechanisation
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
presswork; press working; pressing; press forging
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus