world; society; people; the public
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
at a glance; at first sight
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
another thing; exception; special case
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
to knit one's brows; to frown
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
cockpit; control cabin; flight compartment; pilot compartment; control room
naked eye; the physical eye
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
interior design; interior; upholstery
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire