to ask a question; to ask questions
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
sidewalk café; footpath café
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to accept; to receive; to agree
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly