different school (e.g. of ikebana)
lock pick; lock-opening tools
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
rank and official position
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
one edge; one end; one side
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
the principle of the thing
plain text; unciphered text
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
savage; ferocious; atrocious
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
night table; bedside table
exceptional item; extraordinary product
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
wall material; wall-finishing material; wallplate (e.g. in a mine)
business partner; business associate; fellow trader
one after another; in succession
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to take a veneer off something
kurin; nine vertically stacked rings on a pagoda finial
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
distinction between right and wrong; distinction between good and bad
surrounding environment; ambient surrounding; one's surroundings
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
guaranteed; certified; warranty included