good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
welcome!; nice to see you!
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
method of treatment; cure; remedy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
of no interest; not interested
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer