proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
marriage proposal; marriage talks
about; concerning; related to; -ish
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
minimum; at the very least
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
serious; not joking; straight
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
corridor; hallway; passageway
readjustment; realignment
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
postponement; deferment; adjournment
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
person concerned; interested party; related party