to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
action; operation; effect; function
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to put into effect; to put into practice
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to replace; to move; to change the position of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
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
dull sound; muffled sound
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
bet; wager; stake; gamble
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
regular time; stated period
to have the privilege of doing
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
secret; private; surreptitious
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
discovery; detection; finding
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan