to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to throw open; to leave open
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
thorough; exhaustive; complete
at that time; in those days
(present) head of a family
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the deceased; the departed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
exceedingly; extremely; decisively