bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
to squeeze out; to wring out
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
chopping board; cutting board
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
to soak into; to permeate
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
certain; definite; clear; credible
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
limited; limiting; restrictive
manners; behavior; behaviour
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
suddenly disappears somewhere
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
gem; jewel; precious stone
cosmetics; toilet articles
heartache; ache in one's heart; emotional pain