pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
hating; strongly disliking
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
according to plan; as planned
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
contract; compact; agreement
advance payment; money paid in advance
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
threatening letter; intimidating letter
resolution; vote; decision
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
plural; multiple; plural (number)
domestically produced; domestic; Japanese-made
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
calculating; mercenary; closefisted
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor