to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
drama; play; Chinese opera
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
unique; peculiar; singular
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
what do you want?; can I help you?
diffusion rate; rate of spread
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!
everything working out as desired
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)