tea and cakes; refreshments
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
powerful family; powerful clan
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
Japanese pampas grass in ear
to fly apart; to tower over; to be out of the ordinary
to the left (in location); left of center (politically); left-leaning; tending to the left
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
composite; combined; complex
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
two at a time; two by two; in twos
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair