clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
counter seat; seat at the counter
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
this place; where one comes from; here
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
decoration; ornament; trimmings
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
elevated (structure); overhead
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
direct unforked road; straight path
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
more than usual; especially; particularly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade