presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
official business; public business
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
negotiations; discussions; connection
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
even more; still more; further
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
steady; sound; reliable; solid
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
to put someone to trouble
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
our country; our land; one's own country
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity