to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
relation; connection; relevance
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual