straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
in case of; at that time; at this time
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to hide; to keep to oneself
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
this family; our family; this house; we
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
even though; despite; when
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
second (unit of time); arc second
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
the same; the said; likewise
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently