well-bred; of good upbringing
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
assistance; backing; support; aiding and abetting (a crime); abetment
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
self-; from (a time or place)
unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
quickly; swiftly; expeditiously; long ago; already
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
flowing style (e.g. of narrating a story); eloquence
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to be struck by a chance blow; to be embroiled in; to be caught up in; to be dragged into
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
attendance; presence; appearance
famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
school festival; campus festival
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
tone quality; sound quality
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
debt collector; bill collector
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style