scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
almost; roughly; approximately
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to have meaning; to be meaningful
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
hired car with driver; chauffeur-driven vehicle for hire
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
breadwinner; biggest earner
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
first person to say something; first person to suggest something