-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
information; news; report; reward; retribution
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
upper floor (of a building)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
night watch; night guard; night shift
interior design; interior; upholstery
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
confusion; distraction; derangement
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
being startled; getting a shock
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying