official function; state function
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
first cry of a newborn baby
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
key plate; key tag (label holder attached to a key ring)
aquarium (building); oceanarium
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
union; joining; conjugation
smoky quartz; cairngorm; morion
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
one's financial situation; one's finances; state of one's purse
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
annotation; explanatory note; comment
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
equilibrium; good balance; poise
counter for books; volume
very much; very many; more and more