degree of familiarity; popularity
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
successor; replacement; second wife
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to state; to express; to mention
almost; roughly; approximately
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
meaning; significance; sense
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
extract; excerpt; selection
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
present post; current office; (an) incumbent