to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
fluent (in a language); flowing
seeing off and meeting on return
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
sense of orientation; sense of direction
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
being up to the person himself
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
speech; expression; wording; language
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
highest grade; superlative degree
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
siren (in Greek mythology)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
midsummer; height of summer
written request; written demand
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
fine weather; fair weather
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year