unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
way; method; means; resource; course
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
it's not like; it isn't as if
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
first meeting; first interview with
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
those present; attendance
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
whispering into a person's ear
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
in order; in turn; one by one
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension