to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
invitation; introduction; temptation
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
military school; military academy
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
clear writing; specification
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
niche (market, industry, hobby, etc.); niche; niche
author; writer; novelist; artist
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
particularly; only; in the case of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
censorship; inspection; examination
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
suggestion; hint; implication
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now