Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
loudly (wailing, making a noise, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
finding employment; getting a job
interview (e.g. for a job)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
job; work; duties; trade; skill
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
near; close; beside; third person
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to slide down; to slip down
somersault; looping-the-loop
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down