degree of familiarity; popularity
contract; compact; agreement
opposite side; other side; other party
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to begin; to set about; to start
bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
environment; circumstance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to shake off; to throw off
to raise one's voice; to shout
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound