search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
rather; sooner; preferably
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
because of; owing to; due to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
strange; rare; novel; curious
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
perception; sensing; noticing