performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
cabriolet (soft-top convertible)
semigloss; semimatte; semimat
sunlight filtering through trees
constructing and selling a ready-built house
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
atopic; predisposition toward allergies; atopic dermatitis
heteronomy; subjection; subordination
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to throw on the fire; to burn
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to unsheath a sword; to slay
to become frayed; to become loose
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
unusual clothing; strange way of dressing up; prohibited form of dress
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
to fall on one's backside
foreign-owned enterprise; company with capital participation by a foreign company; foreign-affiliated firm; alien corporation; foreign company
to crouch; to squat; to cower