strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
companion; partner; spouse
Carlisle (Britain); Carlyle; Carlile
ambassador plenipotentiary
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
trustee; councillor (councilor)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
commune (of medieval Europe); autonomous city
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
very busy (person or thing)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
virile; tough; masculine; intense
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
advanced level; high grade; senior
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
excretion; discharge; excrement
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)