to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
in proportion to; according to; depending on
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
self-recommendation; self-nomination; putting oneself forward
registration; accession; register; entry; record
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
home delivery (of food); outside catering
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
obstruction of business; interference with business
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
francolin (partridge-like bird of genus Francolinus); (arch.) partridge (of genus Perdix)
convenient; handy; useful
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
questions and answers; dialogue
to go past; to pass; to pass by
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
carving; engraving; chiselled features
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
no matter how much time passes
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)