to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
proposal; offer; request; application
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
image; figure; figure; form; image
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
schedule; program; programme; agenda
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
from the viewpoint of; according to
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult