algal bloom; water bloom; lotus flower; (arch.) Japanese sea perch; (arch.) Japanese sea bass
ghost; apparition; spirit
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
experience is the best teacher; custom makes all things easy; you learn best by doing; practice makes perfect; (lit.) it is better to grow accustomed than to be taught
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
reduced rate service; discounted service
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
every martial art; all the martial arts
to feel compassion towards; to be swayed by emotion; to be moved by
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
do not chase the one who leaves
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
lack of uniformity; unevenness; inequality; heterogeneous; nonuniform
boat ticket; passage ticket
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
not mince matters; not mince one's words
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
cut; notch; end; conclusion
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
maximum (e.g. dose); greatest amount; largest amount