humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
civil servants; bureaucrat; the suits
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
financier; business leader
feng (male Chinese firebird)
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
company president; manager; director
president (of a society); chairman
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
cruise ship; cruise liner
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
does not match (one's, its) appearance
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel