acquaintance; friend; familiar face
share; portion; quota; cut
to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to say things to ease one's mind
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
giving a royal welcome; extending every courtesy
field; farm; rural; agricultural; stray (e.g. dog, cat); unauthorised (esp. smartphone application)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
carefree; free from worry
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
natural voice (without a microphone)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
outsider; someone outside of a group
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to throw open; to leave open
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess