metal ring; metal hoop; metal band; trivet
from the beginning; from scratch
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
point in common; common feature
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
magnetism; magnetic force
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to lose one's way; to get lost
to understand everything from only one part; to be perceptive; to be quick to understand; to be quick on the uptake
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
stagnation; hindrance; delay
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
full dress; formal dress; uniform
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering