to be silent; to say nothing
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
something like ...; something called ...
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
familiar spirit; familiar
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
tool; implement; means; furniture
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
valuable article; valuables
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
one by one; in detail; minutely
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to give; to do (something) for
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war