to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
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; immediately; instantly; right away
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) 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)
kindness; intimacy; friendship
public and private; official and personal; government and people
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
triangle; triangular shape
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
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; to scowl
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight