instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
to pick a fight; to find fault
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
reproachful; hateful; bitter
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
transcendence; excellence; superiority
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to die; (lit.) to become bones
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
back street; back alley; off-street
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
air of luxury; high class feel
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
great difference; major mistake
interior design; interior; upholstery
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to wring the neck; to strangle
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with