to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
physical work; manual labour (labor)
power; authority; jurisdiction
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
true state; actual condition; reality
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
beforehand; in advance; previously
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
place; situation; position; location
height (of body); stature
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
fully equipped (particularly with reference to cars)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
wand; (riverine) lagoon; fluvial lagoon
tool; implement; means; furniture
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection