to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
the four auspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
Yinglong; dragon and rain deity in Chinese mythology
unavailable (stock, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to be lacking in options; to be too few
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement