to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
body and soul; mind and body
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
right beside; close to; nearby
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
single word; a few words; brief comment
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
Japanese name (esp. for a plant or animal)
corn salad (Valerianella olitoria); lamb's lettuce
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia