failure; mistake; blunder
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
surroundings; environs; circumference
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
to make an appearance; to show up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
Japanese person; Japanese people
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
password; watchword; motto; slogan
silence (not speaking); muteness
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
some people; a few people; several people
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
inside; interior; inner part
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen