to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
for today; for the time being
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be reminded of; to call to mind
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
fashion sense; sense of fashion
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
as you see; as you can see
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
guard; security (officer); guardsman
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to follow another's example
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
perfect; complete; flawless
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
scene; spectacle; sight; view