coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
to the right (in location); right of center (politically); somewhat rightist; right-leaning
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
badge (sewn on clothing); embroidered badge; emblem; sticker (with illustrated design)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
overall; general; as a whole
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
scenery; scene; landscape
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
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
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
dear friends; (all of) you or those men
awareness; realization; noticing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
beautifully white (esp. of skin); whitening (of skin, teeth, etc.)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
general framework; broad outline; rough idea; generally; broadly; in broad terms
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events