to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
considerably; fairly; quite
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
schedule; program; programme; agenda
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
second day of the month; two days
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
February; second month of the lunar calendar
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
death from cold; freezing to death
possible; likely; probable