Western clothing; Western binding
to be born; to come into the world
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
silence; stillness; quietness
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
action; operation; effect; function
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
firm; strong; solid; stable
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
choices; alternatives; options
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
running the whole distance
good; wonderful; splendid; understood; got it; OK
madness; craziness; insanity
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy