to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
large number (of); many; majority
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
proposal; offer; request; application
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
global positioning system; GPS
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness