why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to make sense; to be meaningful
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
hey there; I say; see here
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
contemplation; meditation
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
at once; immediately; right now
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
as soon as possible; ASAP
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
return of a courtesy; returning one's thanks; return salute; return call
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
most difficult; next to impossible
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
even more; still more; further