chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
program (e.g. TV); programme
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
manipulation of information; spin
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
materials; data; document
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
health; healthy; sound; fit
to pick up; to find; to gather
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
almost; roughly; approximately
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated