local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
resolution; vote; decision
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
all; entire; whole; altogether
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
commercialization (e.g. product); commodification
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
conclusion of a contract; consummation of a contract
to some extent; to a certain extent
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)