to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
to be smeared; to be covered
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
fingering (of a musical instrument)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
vexing; irritating; impatient
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
confirmation bias; confirmatory bias
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
race (of people); type of person
long hair (usu. of a man)
society; the world; the times
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)