guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
interior; inside; internal
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
natural disaster; natural calamity; act of God
calamity; disaster; misfortune
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to explain adequately; to be accountable
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
consumption; expenditure; spending
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
very great; enormous; serious
to have meaning; to be meaningful
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
defense; defence; protection
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
reinforcement; strengthening
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed