to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
tension; mental strain; nervousness
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
something; some kind of; for some reason
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
subhuman; demi-human; Argentinian (person); (arch.) American (person)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
two by two; by twos; as a couple
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all