to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
course; route; path; process; means
illegal; illicit; unlawful
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
sour look; surly face; pout
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to take out a boat; to put out a boat
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to examine someone's expression
both; both sides; both parties
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to begin; to set about; to start
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
to continue to do; to persist in doing
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard