instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to telephone; to make a phone call
deep affection; dear; beloved
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
letter; missive; note; mail
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to be needed; to be wanted
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
unprecedented; never seen before
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
lowercase letter; small letter
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
those (near the second person)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death