promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
payment (taxes, fees, etc.); supply (of goods); delivery
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
stay calm; don't be rushed; don't be flustered
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
due form; official; formality
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to say; to tell; to state; to do
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
in succession; one after another
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
in one's own way or style
close; intimate; on good terms
during; for the duration of
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; compassion; pity
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)