remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
the way back; the way home; return trip
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
distinctive; characteristic
loading; charging; filling
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
each and all; every single one; everybody
high; noble; refined; advanced
without cause; without reason
exposure; sensitization; sensitisation
desperately; for one's dear life
one day; (on) a certain day
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
further; even more; still more; all the more