university (college) professor
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
as hard as one can; with one's whole heart
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
to press a question; to cross-examine
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
the same generation; coeval
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
email friend; email penpal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
illegitimate child; secret love child