businessman; industrialist
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
family; relatives; dependents; household
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
degree of familiarity; popularity
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
silence; stillness; quietness
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to apologize; to apologise
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
very young; little; childish; immature
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
blood relationship; blood relative
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging