a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
marriage proposal; marriage talks
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
hard to reach place; remote place
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move
the same generation; coeval
primary school; elementary school; grade school
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
senior high school; high school
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
craving; longing; thirsting
without thinking of the consequences
to throw into; to toss into
to grumble about something (trivial)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice