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
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
hamburger (in a bun); burger
what kind of; what sort of; what
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
being startled; getting a shock
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be superior (to); to surpass; to outdo
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
labor; labour; toil; hardship
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
otherwise; or else; if not
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk