landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
periodic; regular; routine
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
demonstration; show of force
hostility; antagonism; opposition
disputed territory; conflict area
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
self-control; self-restraint
natural; reasonable; understandable
hard to get; hard to come by
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
attendance (at school); going to school
complete; whole; perfect; safe
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
great hurry; great haste; rush
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)