to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it's been a long time; long time no see
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
a little bit; a little while
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think