to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
enemy territory; hostile place
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
duty; function; office; mission; task
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
to be at a loss for words
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
suffix indicating room size (following a number of tatami mats and a counter)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
hard to control; unmanageable
Merrill; Meril; Merill; Merril; Meryl
schoolgirl; female student
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally