teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
boasting of one's hometown
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
actor; actress; player; performer
world record; establishing a world record (in)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
the big two...; two major...; two main...
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
great laughter; burst of laughter
bent back; hunchback; stoop
grandfather; male senior-citizen
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
tenement house; row house
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty