to approach; to draw near
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
the West; the Occident; Western countries
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
celebration; congratulations
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
concealment; suppression; hiding
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
relatively; comparatively
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
manners; behavior; behaviour
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
elegant; graceful; refined
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative