to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
hotcake; (American) pancake
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
as you see; as you can see
this and that; various things
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
freckles; buckwheat chaff
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
somehow; for some reason or other
fair-skinned; light-complexioned