mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
antiquity; the previous era
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
confections; sweets; candy; cake
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
conviction; belief; confidence
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
imagination; supposition; guess
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
grasp; catch; understanding
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
how many years; how long; what year
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
how; in what way; how about
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda