present; current; in operation
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
review; reconsideration; revision
window; window (shop display)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to talk the night away; to talk all night
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
official business; public business
reform; reformation; reorganization
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
temporary absence from school
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
curing (meat, etc.); preservative treatment
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to go to; to visit; to call on
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to grant permission; to give permission