full dress; formal dress; uniform
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
eating quickly; speed-eating
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
questionnaire; survey; poll
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
(place) out of sight; (somewhere) out of eyeshot
one or two sizes (bigger, etc.); one or two levels (better, more mature, etc.)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
sol (colloid that has a continuous liquid phase)
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to walk away; to walk off
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
non-highway road; toll-free road; local road; road shadowed by trees, mountain, etc.
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
suspension system (of a vehicle); undercarriage; area around one's feet; footwear