to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
nice; likeable; desirable
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
on the occasion of; at the time of
perfect; complete; flawless
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
training; drill; practice; discipline
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
3rd day of the month; three days
occurrence; happening; incident; event
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
maid headdress (e.g. white Alice band covered with lace)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)