particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
pointing out; identification
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to bring; to take; to bring about
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
one end; an end; part; fragment
deflation; contraction; shrinking; constriction
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
presence (impressive quality)
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
difference; disparity; gap
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
substitute article; back-up
apparent; obvious; very clear
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to mistake (A for B); to misread
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to spend time (on doing something)
metallic sound; metallic clank
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances