stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
the scruff or nape of the neck
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
two days later; day after next; next day but one
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
switching over to; migration; transition
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite