development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
everything working out as desired
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to be absorbed in reading
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to read smoothly; to skim
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence