blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
winter vacation; winter holidays
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
how; in what way; by what means
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
metre; meter; meter; gauge
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
number one; first; best; most; game; round
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to have a talk; to tell a story
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
illustration (e.g. book); picture
imagination; supposition; guess
several minutes; a few minutes
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
anything and everything; just about everything
instant; moment; for an instant
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch