ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
those (near the second person)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
common people; ordinary people; masses
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
point in common; common feature
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
woman; female; feminine gender
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque