to search for; to seek for; to look for
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
accurate; correct; precise; exact
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
either way; in any case; one way or another
small hill; low hill; hillock
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
rain and wind; driving rain
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
a few years ago; some years back
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
important person; strategic person; key figure
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
calamity; disaster; misfortune
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position