to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
absentmindedness; peace of mind
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
year in, year out; always; 24-7
absence; disregard; indifference
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
news; word; tidings; omen
restricted; confined; unfree
at the present time; as of now; at this time
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
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)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
two classes; double; two sets