secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
menial; meanness; servility; abject
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
carriage; movement (of the body)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to detain; to check; to restrain
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)