to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
reporter; speaker; informer; presenter; rapporteur
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
a long time ago; in those days
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
first month of the lunar calendar; January
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
highest grade; superlative degree
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
memory; sense; experience
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
form; situation; condition
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool