to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
bombing (shelling) the wrong target; (be killed by) friendly fire
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to shave off; to scrape off
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to pretend; to act (as if)
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)