to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
patient; unhurried; leisurely
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
second-hand shop; curio shop
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
reason; cause; history; origin
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
both; both sides; both parties
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay