half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
reduction of a fraction (to lowest terms)
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
point of compromise; common ground
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to concern; to be related
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
powdered cheese; cheese powder
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
successive generations; successive emperors
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
primary school; elementary school; grade school