to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
trivial; not amounting to much
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to have a talk; to tell a story
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
beginning; outset; first; onset
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
observation; survey; watching
how long; how far; how much
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
memory; sense; experience
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
wish; desire; request; prayer
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
for example; for instance; e.g.
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
around the world; throughout the world
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
time; season; period; phase; stage
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
that day; the very same day
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly