example; specimen; sample
pure gold; capital stock; liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
story; tale; talk; discussion
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
eccentric; crank; oddball
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
contract; compact; agreement
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to lose sight of; to miss
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
confused; flustered; at a loss
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)