far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
pickled vegetables; pickles
just a minute; small quantity
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
in the meanwhile; during the time
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack