technical skill; ability; capacity
polish; improvement; burnishing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
file cabinet; filing cabinet; shelf of documents
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
to show; to bare (the teeth)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
in name only; titular; nominal
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
chair; stool; post; office; position
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to have a meal; to take a meal