humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
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)
to feel; to sense; to experience
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to switch off; to turn off
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
drama; theatre; theater; play
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
hello; good day; good afternoon
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
it's no joke; gimme a break!
calamity; misfortune; disaster
tool; implement; means; furniture
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)