(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
future (usually near); prospects
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
greeting; a fine thing to say
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
appointment; assignment; promotion
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
one by one; one each; one at a time
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to have one cup of sake after another
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
to keep a house; to run a household
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can