to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to attack; to assault; to assail
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
sorry; excuse me; thank you
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
amount of sugar; sugar content
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
if it is the case that ...
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
chilly; unpleasantly cold
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
how; in what way; how about; questionable
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
to laugh away; to laugh off