licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
of course; certainly; naturally
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
putting into operation; invocation
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to cultivate a better understanding
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
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)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to say; to tell; to state; to do
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to say; to be called; to do