to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
to become empty; to be emptied
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
adoption; selection; choice
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
management; administration; operation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
old age; old person; the old; the aged
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to anticipate; to foresee
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see