rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
not (that), but rather (something else); without
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
in this manner; in this way; like this
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
sharing; share (on social media); market share
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to become completely dry; to dry out; to dry up; to parch
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
protective covering for a book (often in the form of a folding case with clasps); counter for book covers