flagstaff decorated with ivory carried by the emperor or a general
gem; jewel; precious stone
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
abstention; nonparticipation
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
sending back; return to sender
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
other companies in the same business; rival firms
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to taste; to savor; to relish
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
timewise; temporal; chronal
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
cenotaph; memorial monument
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
tolerance; broad-mindedness
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay