to concentrate one's effort (on something)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
rare; uncommon; not often seen
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to overdo; to do too much
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
aisle (in wedding ceremony)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
deep emotion; being filled with emotion
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
to finish; to end; to close
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)