as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
medium; mediocrity; average
retainer; attendant; escort
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
in line with this; therefore
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
being very busy; busyness
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
empirical; from experience
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
not necessarily so; is not always true
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
distinction; discrimination
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
three-digit number; hundreds column
death rate; mortality rate
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
one by one; one after another; successively
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
corruption prevention; antisepsis; antiseptic
to write down or convey in full
(how) many times; (how) often
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
two grains; two drops; two bead