to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
I've got to be going; I must go
grumbling; complaining; muttering; crumpling (e.g. paper)
way; method; means; resource; course
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
sunlight; rays of the Sun
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
festival merrymaking; revelry
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
with a start; with a jump
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
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)
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house