floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
Island; insula; island; islet
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest; suspension (from work or school)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
3rd day of the month; three days
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
failure; mistake; blunder
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
index; indices; indicator
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
workshop; studio; atelier
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
research; study; investigation
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)