vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
rope; cord; policeman's rope
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
agricultural community; farm village; rural
(electric) torch; flashlight
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
does not seem; unlikely; improbable