to entertain; to make welcome
royalty and titled nobility
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
such ... as; or some such
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
district; section; sector
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
recommendation; endorsement
the other day; lately; recently
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
adds force or indicates command
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else