screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
rising; ascending; climbing
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
contract; compact; agreement
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
the other day; a few days ago
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
calm; composed; cool; quiet
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
amiable; affable; likable
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to intervene; to stop (something)