new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
avenue in the capital; busy main street of the capital; main thoroughfare
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
example; illustration; precedent
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
either way; in any case; one way or another
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
main cause; primary factor
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
from here; from this place
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
diffuse reflection; diffused reflection; irregular reflection
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
sphere; circle; range; category
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
to go with the flow; to go with the times
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
severe; strict; tough; hard
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
more than anything; above all else
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep