dozens; scores of; decades
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
reception room; parlor; parlour
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
please (give me); please (do for me)
immediately; right away; on the spot
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
moving; changing residence; change of address
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
no matter how much time passes
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
favorite; favourite; habitually used
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow