mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
remarkable; striking; obvious
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
back street; back alley; off-street
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
of course; certainly; naturally
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
receiving an electric shock
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
older sister; lass; young lady
older sister; elder sister
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to sniff out; to get wind of
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
feebleness; weakness; imbecility
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
ash; embers; complete destruction
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
drop (e.g. of water); drip