surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
and yet; though; when; in spite of
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to beat to death; to kill
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
comparatively; relatively
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
deviation; departure; omission
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
be (that) as it may; having said that
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach