to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
looks; personal appearance; features
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to pass (of time); to elapse
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
ago; since; before; previous
accumulation; accumulate; store
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to shake one's head (in denial)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
per-capita division; division according to the number of people