meeting; greeting; welcome
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
chance (of success); odds
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
particularly; only; in the case of
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
dozens; scores of; decades