consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
visit (from someone); call
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
(not) even once; (not) ever
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
continuation; succession; series; continuous
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
society; the world; the times
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
solution; solution strategy
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
how many people; a number of people
many; much; plenty; hardly
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray