far away in the distance; in the far distance
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
fixed number; quorum (for an assembly); constant; invariable; literal; fate
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
sticky note; tag; slip; label; Post-it note
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to press against each other; to huddle together
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
according to the calculations; as far as calculations are concerned; computationally
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
clothing and accessories; attire