private property; personal belongings; personal effects
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
a pair (of shoes or socks)
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
relation; connection; relevance
outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
I don't like it; it's troublesome; it's too much; it's awful
traditional; customary; conventional
close; intimate; on good terms
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
departure; leaving; setting off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to dye; to colour; to color
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
truancy; school non-attendance
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
after a long time; for the first time in a while
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like