preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
women who have had sex with the same man; (lit.) pole sisters
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
why; how; for what reason
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
speech; expression; wording; language
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush (esp. on a fictional character, idol, etc.); to be infatuated
feeling that something has come too late
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless