luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
being sick and tired (of); being fed up (with); having one's fill (of)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
successively; one after another
to amuse oneself; to make merry
money paid to the government
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
wealthy person; millionaire
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
guard; sentinel; garrison
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
opinion; point of view; visual point
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
telecommunications; correspondence