sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
material witness; suspect
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to assemble; to gather
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
close; intimate; on good terms
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
that is to say; so that means
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention