not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to collect; to assemble; to gather
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
in the city; within the city
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
street; quarter; district; area
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
more than usual (usu. time)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
spurt of blood; hot-bloodedness; hot blood; ardour
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory