eleventh day of the month; eleven days
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
forest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
influenced (by); under an influence
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
popularization; popularisation
cancellation; abandonment
imitation; similar article; similar goods
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
abandonment; giving up; bargain sale; selling off cheaply; edge (e.g. of an architectural member); boundary
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
overflowing; brimming over; abounding
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
that is to say; so that means
principle of living only for the moment
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper