deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
many; much; plenty; hardly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(social) class; rank; grade
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to solicit; to demand; to extort
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
this occasion; at this time; now
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use