formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
visual hallucination; vision
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
information; making a report (to a superior)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
illicit sexual relationship
first meeting; first interview with
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
protest; refutation; pleading
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to order; to command; to appoint
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
triangle; triangular shape
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
encyclopedic knowledge and strong memory
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
collecting; accumulating; gathering; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.)