the other night; a few nights ago
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
recovery; undoing; recall
this (very thing); this precisely
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to breathe out; to exhale
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
that is to say; so that means
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
supply; provision; raising; procurement
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
name; nameplate; caption; storyboard; rough draft
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary