questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
natural virtue; personal virtue
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
irony; rhetorical question
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to take (all of) into consideration
east, west, south and north
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
word; word; Word; Microsoft Word
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
sun and moon; time; days and months; Sunday and Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
unsettled; pending; unresolved
to wet; to moisten; to dampen