to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
countermeasure; counter-measure
indeed; really; truly; very much
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
weekly publication; weekly magazine
heading; headline; index; headword
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
rather; sooner; preferably
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
senior envoy; chief delegate
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing