clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
home delivery (of food); outside catering
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
thickly; stickily; viscously
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
close-cropped head; bald hill
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
gender; distinction of sex; sex
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
exclusive; attached to; specialist
(political) administration; political power
(political) power; authority; influence
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
one-man business; sole proprietor; sole proprietorship; individual owner-manager
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)