grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
trailer (film, TV); preview
superficial knowledge; smatterer
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
green screen (for chroma keying); greenback; dollar bill
irregular conjugation of s-stem verbs; conjugation of the verb "suru"
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
creator; inventor; developer
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
malicious; deliberately mean
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
simple honesty; tactless frankness
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to come back; to return; to recur
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence