person who occupies a position or rank; person who is good enough to be ranked in a sport
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
right in the middle (of); midst; height
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
address; address; email address; addressing (the ball)
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
putting into operation; invocation
salamander (in mythology)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
24th day of the month; 24 days
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
master; teacher; stable master
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
guaranty; guarantee; fee paid to performing artists, etc.