query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
hereabouts; around there; that area
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to repeat; to do something over again
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
scale; scope; plan; structure
and; thereupon; because of that
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
foreign enemy; outside invader
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
curtain; hanging; bunting
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
joint together; opposite; facing
event; phenomenon; matter
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
if so; in that case; in that situation
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)