to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
hostility; animosity; enmity
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
very likely; very probable
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
like this; this sort; this way
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
suspicion (of others); jealousy
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
unparalleled in Japan, China and India
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything