to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to worry about; to be vexed
treating (someone) like an object
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
10th day of the month; ten days
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
having high information content; informative
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
(turned out) all right in the end
to affect; to impact; to influence
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
winners (those who have succeeded socially, economically, etc.)
degree of recognition; level of familiarity; visibility (product)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
(edible) snail (esp. Roman snail, Helix pomatia)
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
a push; another effort; one more effort
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
had better ...; may as well ...
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information