notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
nightlife; night amusements
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
war; fighting; fierce competition
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
queen (consort); empress (consort)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
the ways of the world; human nature
instability; insecurity; crankiness
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
Lehman; Lehmann; Leman; Rehmann; Laman
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
pasture; grassland; meadow
vineyard; vinery; grape plantation
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
lodging host; lodging place
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
just past noon; afternoon
of course; certainly; naturally
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable