disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
strength; power; proficiency; ability
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
panty-less; wearing no underwear
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
mental; spiritual; emotional
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
stark naked; completely naked; nude
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
perverse; perverted; twisted; inverted
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
immediately; right away; on the spot
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
one line; (a) single line; boundary; line (between things); forefront; front line
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down