consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
January; first month of the lunar calendar
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
environment; circumstance
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
future; possible; potential; prospective
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
pupil; student; schoolchild
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
compensating; making up for; supplementation
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers