(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to continue to do; to persist in doing
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
knowing; (an) acquaintance
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
(not) even once; (not) ever
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to throw into; to toss into
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
proper; respectable; decent; honest