training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
immediately; right away; on the spot
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
to become vulgar; to coarsen
moisture; humidity; dampness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
taking into consideration; giving consideration (to)
to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large size; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
all present; all concerned; all of us
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
relatively; comparatively
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of