departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
corpulence; fatness; obesity
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to peel; to skin; to pare
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
above; going steadily upward
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
strong; resolute; firm; strict
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
error of judgment; miscalculation; bad decision
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)