to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
respect and affection; love and respect
emperor (of Japan); mikado
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
mockery; derision; ridicule
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to come back; to bloom a second time
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely