to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be infected; to be contagious
sense of values; values; value system
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
furnishings; implements; equipment
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
engagement; business; affair; use; need
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
diplomatic; diplomatically
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
speech and behaviour (behavior)
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
defense capability (defence)
precondition; prerequisite
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with