season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
to view the past with nostalgia
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
seeing one off; farewell; escort
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
high street; town centre (center)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
having no memory of (having done something); having nothing to do with; having no knowledge of; knowing nothing about
to explain adequately; to be accountable
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
interruption; interference; butting in
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to live through; to survive
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney