to be able to do; to be capable of doing
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
to investigate; to consider; to plan; to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one's hand
half and half; fifty-fifty
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
negotiations; discussions; connection
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to discuss; to talk together
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
heartstrings; koto string
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
grim; stern; stark; heartless
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
trouble; bother; annoyance
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
famous book; masterpiece (literary work)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
undermentioned (statement); the following; at left
aforementioned (statement); preceding; at right
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece