length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
adjustment; retouching (in photography)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
indicate reason; infers some protest
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
young girl; lass; adolescent female
speech; expression; wording; language
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to engage in lively conversation
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
that is to say; so that means
woman; female; feminine gender
age thirty; one's thirties
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
demobilization; demobilisation; repatriation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
anniversary of the end of a war