story; tale; talk; discussion
private tutor; coach; governess
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
suffix for familiar person
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
failure; mistake; blunder
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
surroundings; environs; circumference
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
originally; by nature; from the start
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
time; season; period; phase; stage
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to paint (draw) a picture
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
observer; watchman; lifeguard
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)