meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
story; tale; talk; discussion
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
almost; roughly; approximately
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
form; shape; figure; visage
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
personal; individual; private
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
wedding ring; wedding band
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
leather; leather-bound; leathern
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
couple's ring; set of rings worn by unmarried, unengaged couples; pairing