activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
impudent; shameless; brazen
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
disorder; disturbance; unrest
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
(another's) daughter; young lady
to go out and away; to leave
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
way of talking; speaking style
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to squeeze out; to wring out
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sexual relations; sexual relationship
viewing as a problem; problematizing
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
consequently; as a result
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
assertion; declaration; affirmation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely