long-established; old-established; traditional
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
association; union; guild
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
beforehand; in advance; previously
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
in order; sequential; seriatim
unsun karuta; Japanese deck of cards with 5 suits of 15 cards each
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
noted product; local specialty
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour