to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
it is no use crying over spilt milk
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
pair; the two; both persons; both things
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
spirits (distilled beverage)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
archery; mapping; map; morphism
in the meanwhile; during the time
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
arsenal; arms and ammunition factory
carrying (on one's person); taking with one
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin