kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
performer; actor; actress; cast
to shout (in anger); to yell
commercial (TV or radio advertisement); commercial
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
being used to people (e.g. of a young child); being sociable; being used to humans (esp. animals); being tame
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
surmise; guess; inference
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
end of war; cessation of hostilities
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
commencing with; including
doctors; teachers; lawyers
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
great admiration; deep respect
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
admiration; being impressed (by)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to