setting a place; setting the table
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
match; game; bout; contest
wooden joints; paired karate kata; beltwork
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to make a lasting impression
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to happen to hear; to overhear
about when; about what time; how soon
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
messenger; envoy; emissary
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap