to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
direct control; direct supervision
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
nothing but; none other than
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
footwear; footgear; shoes
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
to blink repeatedly; to wave repeatedly (e.g. a paper fan)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
house for rent; house to let; building a house; built house
unprolific (writer, artist, etc.)
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
business trip; official trip
honest person; conscientious person
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited