participation; joining; entry
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how; in what way; how about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
rather; better; instead; if anything
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
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
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to collect; to assemble; to gather
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
number one; first; best; most; game; round
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
period of time; time slot; time zone
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
noon; midday; daytime; lunch