to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
society; public; community; social studies
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
drawing blood; collecting blood
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
digging deeply (below the surface); mining deep; probing deeply (issue, problem); investigating thoroughly; deepening relations
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
numerator; molecule; member; element
disturbance of consciousness
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
hearsay; learning by hearsay
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel