contract; compact; agreement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation
instant; moment; for an instant
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
inside; interior; inner part
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
of course; certainly; naturally
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
honorific/polite/humble prefix
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to take a breath; to take a short rest