seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
word; term; language; speech
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
double; twice (as much); twofold
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
senior; veteran; old-timer
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
story; tale; talk; discussion
the front; honest; upright; decent
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
standard; set; routine; decided