after; socializing (with a host or hostess) outside the club
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to eat up; to consume (completely)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
Labrador (dog breed); Labrador retriever
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
is that so?; I see; right; oh
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
even if not; even without
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
you could say that; that might be so
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled