to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to happen to meet; to come across
unexpected meeting; coincidence
companion; company; tritagonist
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
another kind; distinct species; variety
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
place; situation; position; location
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
until now; so far; up to the present
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
on the way back; returning
to be able to manage somehow or another
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
curious; strange; unusual
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
study group; study meeting
why; how come; unfortunately; alas