to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
massing (of troops); gathering
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
businesslike; professional
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
shelter (for buses); waiting area; waiting room
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to pretend; to act (as if)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
supply; provision; raising; procurement
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
genius; prodigy; natural gift
bright person; talented student; prodigy
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land