severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
client list; customer list
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
(illegal) dual bookkeeping; two sets of books
dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
why; how; for what reason
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
in the same way as; just like
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
notebook computer; laptop
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
digital watch; digital clock
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
going around; patrol; round; tour
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to sneak out; to slip out; to slip away; to leave secretly
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
leather shoes; leather boots
light; easy; non-serious; minor
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical