to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to like; to love; to be fond of
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate