former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
the opposite sex; isomerism
staying the night; lodging (at)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
furnishings; implements; equipment
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
scenery; scene; landscape
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
news; word; tidings; omen
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
agricultural community; farm village; rural
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
chief; main; principal; important
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
message; informative matter
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem