influence (on someone); inspiration
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
reduced rate service; discounted service
ongoing; in progress; afoot
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
outside the scope (of); exempt (from); ineligible (for); not covered (by)
team of reporters; news crew
please sit down; please have a seat
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
Japanese ash (Fraxinus japonica)
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
buffet; self-service meal
long time; long interval; for quite some time
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to defy conventional wisdom
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
number; number plate; license plate
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
introductory article; advertisement