retainer; subject; vassal; servant
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
it's been a long time; long time no see
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
suggestion; hint; implication
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
in one's hands; in one's control
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
alteration; falsification; faking
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
contradiction; inconsistency
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
existence; possession; having; limited company
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
portrait of deceased person