close associate; close aide; brains-truster
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
(arch.) fish; counter for fish
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
several sheets (flat objects)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
every place; various places
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
duty; function; office; mission; task
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
aviator; flying ace; birdman
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
impossible to do (although wants to)
to perceive; to understand