level; standard; water level
without doubt; certain; sure
isn't it; right?; you know?
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
leading a horse, cow, etc.; groom; horse boy; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer
flower-shaped family crest
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
centre of (political) power
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
all right; very well; okay; I got it
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
man of ability; gifted man
person of letters; literary person
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
the Industrial Revolution
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic