daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
by sheer strength; by brute force
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to have a rumor circulating
derivation; development; offshoot
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
people will take on the characteristics of those who surround them; spend time with the wise and you will become wise, but the friends of fools will suffer; (lit.) when mixing with vermillion, one becomes red
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
human; human-like; as a person
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
occurrence; happening; incident; event
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
dilettante; person of unusual tastes; person with strange hobbies; person of refined taste; connoisseur
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
jungle; jungle; jungle music
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
for more details ...; for further information ...
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
brokerage; brokerage firm; broking house; securities company
worried look; worried expression
near; close by; within reach; familiar
one's share; one's portion
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
honorific affix; honorific prefix