joint together; opposite; facing
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to make coffee; to brew coffee
good young man; agreeable youth
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
double torture; double pain; double hardship; double whammy
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
appeal made directly to a senior official without going through formalities
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
possible; likely; probable
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
another time; some other time
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
dignity; majesty; sanctity
destruction; disruption; (application) crash