commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
ground glass; frosted glass
five (long cylindrical things)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
author; writer; novelist; artist
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
vitality; ability to earn a living
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
successful person; success
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
set of three; three sets; three classes
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
sleeping pill; sleep medication
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
individual match; single game
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)