announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
consequently; as a result
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
the opposite direction; the other way
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
to discuss; to talk together
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
homeroom; form room; form class
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive