to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
that day; the very same day
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
how long; how far; how much
decision; settlement; definition
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
reopening; resumption; restarting
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
how long; how far; how much
Patent Office; Patent Agency
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
this for sure; certainly is
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
it seems so; that's what it looks like
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing