a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
reaching; attaining; arrival
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
contract; compact; agreement
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
fertile; productive; fruitful
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
confidence; trust; faith; credit
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession