smoothly; easily; readily
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
in advance; beforehand; previously
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
personal; individual; private
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to add (to); to add on; to append
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
innocence; being not guilty
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
strength; power; proficiency; ability
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
originally; by nature; from the start
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ill will; malice; evil intent
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as (for); for; in the capacity of
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie