caller; visitor; company; guest
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
difficult to ...; hard to ...
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
silence; stillness; quietness
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
door; gate; opening; title page
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
instant; moment; for an instant
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
public holiday; celebration (of)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
pop; signage; display; billboard (as used to decorate arcade games)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be conspicuous; to stand out
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name