advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
technique; art; skill; move
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
construction; architecture (of buildings)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
modern; up-to-date; art nouveau; Beaujolais nouveau (wine); vague; fuzzy
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
considerably; fairly; quite
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
too much; excessively; too
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
such; this sort of; like this
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid