to be to the point; to be pertinent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
preference; priority; precedence
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
of course; certainly; naturally
first meeting; first interview with
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
way of speaking; intimation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to thrust away; to send flying
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
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)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
pinioning; binding arms behind the back