acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
transmitter; homing device
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to speak ill of; to disparage
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
at a glance; at first sight
route map (for buses, trains, etc.)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
men and women of all ages
Polaroid camera; instant camera; Polaroid (photograph)
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery