to solicit; to demand; to extort
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
place where one works; construction site; working area
serious; severe; grave; acute
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
difficult to ...; hard to ...
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
man; male; masculine gender
invitation; introduction; temptation
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
another time; some other time
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red