to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
pointing out; identification
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to rain incessantly; to downpour
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
to work hard; to work diligently
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
Hephaestus (Greek god); Hephaistos
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
branch office; branch store
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
acquaintance; appreciative friend
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite