to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
tribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.); taxes; taxation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
secret information; intelligence
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
source of funds; source of money
outside one's jurisdiction
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
online; on the line (of a ball; in tennis, volleyball, etc.)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
both hands; both arms; ten
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
it's been a long time; long time no see
since; henceforth; ever since
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
phrase; phrase; strawberry
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to sustain a serious wound