to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
odds and ends; all; every
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
to have a long life; to live a long time
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
15th day of the month; 15 days
edge of the eaves; house frontage
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
jack-o'-lantern; jack o'lantern
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing