aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
scrupulous; careful; meticulous
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
dispute; conflict; trouble; unrest; strife
support; backing; aid; assistance
even if not; even without
secret information; intelligence
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
Machisu; Matisse; Matthies
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to annotate; to comment on; to add explanatory notes; to write down
European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
small businessman; petty trader
business discussion; negotiation
cheap article; poor-quality article
way of eating; how to eat
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cockscomb pearl mussel (Cristaria plicata)
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
overhear; happened to hear that
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst