on the sea; surface of the sea
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
24 hours; twenty-four hours
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
wintertime; winter season
Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
pupil; student; schoolchild
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
tenement house; row house
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
interior; inside; internal
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
living room (Western style); sitting room
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet
sweetness and bitterness; joys and sorrows
floor heating; underfloor heating
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower