to differ; to vary; to disagree
to make up one's mind; to be determined
capable of anything; liable to do
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
bored; having nothing to do; idle
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
interruption; suspension; break
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
show; exhibition; spectacle
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
departure; leaving; going away; recession
preventive measure; precautionary measure
vanity case; cosmetics case
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
sudden; hurried; busy; precipitate; abrupt
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
surname; family name; last name
doorplate; nameplate; gate pass
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
head; lead; vanguard; first
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
possible; probable; likely
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to face on; to look out on to