number of words; vocality
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
beyond that point; after that
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
the opposite direction; the other way
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to face on; to look out on to
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
board of directors; board of trustees
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede