attendance; participation; presence
leader; authority; mainstay
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
marriage proposal; marriage talks
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
first-rate; finest quality; the best
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to bring; to take; to bring about
abandoned mine; disused mine
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
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
something like ...; something called ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
chair; stool; post; office; position