appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
originally; by nature; from the start
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
the people; citizens; the populace
great cause; moral law; justice
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to snatch from; to steal from
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
call; summons; convening; convocation
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
adding up; totalling; totaling