near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
support; mutual aid; cooperation; approval; authorization; authorisation
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
free time; time at leisure
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
cosmetics; toilet articles
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
no!; no no!; no, not at all
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
close; intimate; on good terms
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view