branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
outside of; not covered by
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
in one's lifetime; (while) in life
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
right in the middle (of); midst; height
for the present; for the time being
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
decision; determination; resolution