use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
public holiday; celebration (of)
welcome!; nice to see you!
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
reaction; response; reaction
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
three-cornered hat; tricorne
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
flashy; gaudy; flamboyant
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
being dotted with; being scattered
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
individual; private person; personal; private
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
cookware; cooking utensil
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
desk chair; office chair; computer chair
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky