ago; since; before; previous
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
author; writer; novelist; artist
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
remembrance; recollection; recognition
kitchen; financial situation
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
hey there; I say; see here
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to indicate; to show; to point to
name; given name; first name
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
trouble; bother; annoyance
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan