to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
overlooking; turning a blind eye
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
courting; wooing; making advances
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
military affairs; military service
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
estimate (of costs); budget
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
adverse circumstances; adversity
prison camp; concentration camp; prisoner of war camp; POW camp
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something