to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
drawing seawater to make salt; person who draws water from the sea
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to apportion drawn water; to ladle into separate containers; to show understanding
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
metal ring; metal hoop; trivet; train wheel; train
metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
devotion; attachment; infatuation
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
conservativeness; conservatism; regression; retrogression; unadventurousness
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
war; fighting; fierce competition
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan