to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
oracle; revelation; divine message
with a start; with a jump
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to pick up; to find; to gather
silence (not speaking); muteness
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
foreign enemy; outside invader
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to push (something) against