entrance; entering; admission; admittance
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
crown; diadem; bottle cap
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to be to the point; to be pertinent
that; the matter in question
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
reconciliation; peace; rapprochement
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply