distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
business discussion; negotiation
teleconference; video conferencing
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
next term; next period; next version; next release
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to complain; to make a complaint
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
person of common sense; common sense man
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
another family; another house
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
such ... as; or some such
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar