antipathy; reluctance; resistance
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
no, not like that (but like this)
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
what do you want?; can I help you?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
physical condition; state of health
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to begin; to set about; to start
in this manner; in this way; like this
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
at work; in the midst of work; working
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to call out; to ask someone to come
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
very interesting; of great interest
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
due form; official; formality
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check