new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
for example; for instance; e.g.
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to like; to love; to be fond of
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary