isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to bring back; to restore
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
scene; spectacle; sight; view
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
choices; alternatives; options
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
piece; fragment; one (object)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to solicit; to demand; to extort
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
gem; jewel; precious stone
many; much; plenty; hardly
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general