question; inquiry; enquiry
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
manly; masculine; like a man
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to throw into; to toss into
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
while; during; while; although; all; both
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
toast; congratulatory cup