article; thing; object; property; real estate
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
a cut above; one step above
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
look!; there!; here!; that is
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to watch over; to watch attentively
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
self-flattery; sing one's own praises