proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
feeling; sense; impression
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to rise; to erect; to get up
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
kitchen; financial situation
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
outside telephone line; outer circle
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
connection; link; relationship
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)