customization; customisation
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
railroad network; railroad system
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
depending on; dependent on
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
throughput; processing power
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
student accommodation; student dormitory
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
neat and clean; tidy; trim
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to lose sight of; to miss
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate