trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
influence; effect; impact
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
difficult to ...; hard to ...
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
strategy meeting; council of war
attendance; presence; appearance
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
crummy; shabby; petty; lousy; puny; cheap
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
globular shape; spherical shape
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
rather than; more ... than ...
had better ...; had better not ...