to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
prejudice; bias; distorted view
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
appointment; rendezvous; date
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
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
whistle (sound made with the lips)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in swarms; in great crowds
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed