to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to pass (of time); to elapse
dozens; scores of; decades
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to forget completely; to leave behind
to seek happiness; to pursue happiness
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
the relation of master to servant
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot