welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
incident; affair; happening; event
word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
no matter what it is; in every case
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
to apologize; to apologise
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to lend an ear to; to listen to
opinion; intention; thought
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
glad countenance; joyful look
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to have readied a bow and stand at ready; to watch for an opportunity; to wait until the time is ripe
time for battle; military secrets; strategy