title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
workaholic; person who is totally devoted to his work
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
invitation; introduction; temptation
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accession to the throne; enthronement
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter