answering machine; answer phone
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
fine weather; fair weather
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
(another's) daughter; young lady
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
persistence; single-mindedness
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to look away; to avert one's eyes