reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
bedside; near one's pillow
voice recognition; speech recognition
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
digital watch; digital clock
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to drink up; to drain (cup)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to approach; to draw near
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
beyond that point; after that
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
corridor; hallway; passageway
apparently; appears to be
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
space (room, area, outer space)