call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
still better; even better
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to anticipate; to foresee
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
normalcy; normality; normal
to grant permission; to give permission
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
security for a loan; collateral
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
bargain; good buy; budget