proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to stiffen; to become stiff
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
front; frontage; facade; main
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to raise one's voice; to shout
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine