impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
way of asking; way of listening; listener
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
plural; multiple; several
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
partly open; in half bloom
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see