grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
interference; intervention; meddling
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something, etc.); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.); person who is stuck (in a place or situation)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued; major premise (in a syllogism)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
volunteer activities; volunteerism
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
orphan; person without friends
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
distilled liquor; spirits
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
sale; sales; selling; marketing
raw materials; ingredients
clear writing; specification
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
to be intimate with; to befriend
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment