to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
perfect; complete; flawless
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
older brother and younger sister
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
general idea; concept; notion
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
that is to say; so that means
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
study; library; den; home office; reading room
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)