to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
bitter (flavor); bitter (type of beer)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
to entrust; to leave to a person
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
relationship between Japan and the United States; Japanese-American relations
to become completely chilled
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
business world; business circles; (the) industry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
spare time; free time; leisure time
depression; recession; slump
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver