to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm, interest, commitment, etc.
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to summon courage; to be brave
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
seeing one off; farewell; escort
regret; repentance; remorse
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
one's house; one's home; one's family
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
it's probably so; it stands to reason
since when; from when; how long
department store; department
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
enlightenment; instruction
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
though; notwithstanding; although
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
guardian; protector; patron; parent
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
real experience; actual observations
contrived; false-sounding