to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
a cornered rat will bite a cat; despair gives courage to a coward
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to take away; to carry away
global positioning system; GPS
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be powered on; to be turned on
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
deceased; late; dead; departed
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
electricity; (electric) light
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
considerably; greatly; a lot
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)