look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
standard equipment; standard feature
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
central part; heart (of a city)
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
modernization; modernisation
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
greater than ...; bigger ...
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
light; right; right field; right fielder
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi