end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
invitation; introduction; temptation
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
clear writing; specification
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
author; writer; novelist; artist
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
particularly; only; in the case of
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
censorship; inspection; examination
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
suggestion; hint; implication
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)