unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
at once; immediately; right now
not necessarily so; is not always true
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
dissolution; dissolving; solution (e.g. chemical); melting; liquefying; fusion
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
finishing blow; coup de grâce
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be helpful; to be useful
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
well done!; nice try!; well fought!
occasional; infrequent; rare
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
how many people; a number of people
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root