prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
first meeting; first interview with
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
whispering; murmuring; subdued
question; inquiry; enquiry
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one-by-one; separately; in detail
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
how long; how far; how much
to pause; to have a short intermission
such ... as; or some such
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
Kentucky; Kentucky Fried Chicken; KFC
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
vertical stripes; striped fabric
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak