opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to order; to command; to appoint
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to raise one's voice; to shout
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
3rd day of the month; three days
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
way (of doing); manner; method; means
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
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)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen