teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to look forward to something
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
almost; roughly; approximately
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
good-quality; superior in quality
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
general; popular; common; typical
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be helpful; to be useful
to make oneself pleasant to everybody
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow