unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
while; during (the time when)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
although; but; even though; I wish that
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
how long; how much; to what extent
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
sanity; consciousness; soberness
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
deadly serious; deadly earnest
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
the last moment; the very end
inspection; checking (goods, products)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result