well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
festival; feast; carnival
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
intelligence gathering; information gathering
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
future; possible; potential; prospective
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
one end; an end; part; fragment
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to ask a question; to ask questions
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
don't you think?; indicates question
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot