matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
dying message (message left by a murder victim just before death; in mystery novels, etc.)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
south-southeast; south-south-east
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
sharp increase; sudden rise
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
progress; advance; making (good) progress
line; queue; procession; matrix
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to be in order; to be organized; to be systematized
to make sense; to be meaningful
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
feeling good; feeling pleasant
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
error; mistake; slip; bug