to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
that's the way it is; such is life
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
at first; initially; in the beginning
to discuss; to talk together
to telephone; to make a phone call
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to paint (draw) a picture
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to be smeared; to be covered
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end