to be conspicuous; to stand out
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be too numerous; to be too much
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
results (of a study or investigation)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
how long; how far; how much
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
3rd day of the month; three days
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
sorry to bother you, but ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
something; some kind of; for some reason
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)