to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
sentiment; sentimentality
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
fifth day of the month; five days
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
every single word and phrase; word by word
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
natural (physical) environment
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
constant; invariable; chronic; everlasting
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
absorption; suction; attraction
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
distinction; differentiation; classification
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to be at a loss for words
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
number of persons; personnel
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
dull sound; muffled sound
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity