drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to keep (a person) waiting
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
(political) power; authority; influence
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
first meeting; first interview with
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to step back; to walk backwards
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
ongoing; in progress; afoot
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
price increase; rise in price; wage increase
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to invite; to show (someone) in
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years