recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
society; the world; the times
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
reality; actuality; hard fact
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
answering machine; answerphone
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
to subsist; to keep on living
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier