promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
what kind of business; what sort of matter
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
capital (of a column); stigma; top part of the pistil in a flower
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
omen; sign; notice; indication
to cease; to stop; to be over
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
first class plus; extra special
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
dealing with; coping with
to take a risk for someone; to endanger oneself for someone; (lit.) to gather chestnuts from the fire
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts