talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to chase; to run after; to pursue
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
turntable (record player); railway turntable; car turntable; baggage carousel
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
vacant house; unoccupied house
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being