one-way mirror; two-way mirror
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
occasional; infrequent; rare
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
master thief; notorious robber
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
independence; self-reliance
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
thinnish; somewhat narrow
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
disinfection; sterile filtration
germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate