to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to find out; to discover; to locate
support; backing; aid; assistance
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
invitation; introduction; temptation
restoration; repair; mending
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
self-consciousness; self-awareness
power; authority; jurisdiction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
yearly paid vacation (holiday)
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
business trip; official trip
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
no exception; without exception; always the same
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
new student; freshman; first-year student
special; particular; peculiar; unique
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
(horse-drawn) cab; gharry; fiacre
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne