to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
loveable; very likeable; like very much
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
househusband; stay-at-home dad
tenth day of the month; ten days
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
thin soy sauce; light soy sauce
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
down jacket; quilted down coat
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to be filled to bursting; to burst
to boost; to force up; to push up
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
snake; serpent; large snake
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons