to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
damage caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors); reputational damage
close; intimate; on good terms
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
stopping at; going no further than
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
menu; schedule; program; menu
jello; jelly; gelatin dessert; gel; jelly
sauce-flavoured rice crackers
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
English-speaking world; English-speaking countries; Anglosphere
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
small, light and thin (of consumer products, esp. electronics)
big problem; major issue; big controversy
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for