strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
an assortment; combination
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to stiffen; to become stiff
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
manners; behavior; behaviour
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be equal; to ostentatiously display that one is equal (to)
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
no!; no no!; no, not at all
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
tradition; legend; folklore
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
being used to socializing with men (of a woman)
cherry blossom (colour, color)