honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
how many years; how long; what year
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
living by oneself; living alone
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
confections; sweets; candy; cake
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
long ago; already; a long time ago
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
statue; picture; picture revealing character
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise