to keep away; to keep at a distance
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
gradually; slowly but steadily
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
arm; skill; efforts; ability
several times (as large, over)
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
street at night; making a night journey
deputy head teacher; vice principal
honor; honour; credit; prestige
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
20 years old; (arch.) twenty