sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
particular; hard to please; fussy
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
time; season; period; phase; stage
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
determination; resolution
rationality; reasonableness
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
stirring; slight movement
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
to say no more; to sink into silence