box; box-shape; cube-type
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
(medical) doctor; physician
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
closely-guarded secret; top secret
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
penultimate bout of the tournament day
blighted love; disappointed love
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
position; location; base; point; site
man marrying into wealth and power
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
demonstration; manifestation; protest
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
sour look; surly face; pout
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs