to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
literature; books (reference); document
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at once; immediately; right now
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to buy (someone a meal, drink, etc.); to be extravagant; to live in luxury
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
counter for books; volume
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
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
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time