pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
giving (someone) a peek (of skin, underwear, etc.); giving a glimpse
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
snake; serpent; large snake
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
button (clothing); push-button; button
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
uninhabited island; desert island
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
cooking program; cookery show
looking and listening; (television) viewing; (public) attention; interest; (signal) reception
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy