way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
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
to open (one's eyes) wide
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to be entwined; to be involved
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
4th day of the month; four days
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
calling by name; designation; nomination
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
considerably; greatly; a lot
how long; how far; how much
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously