to press a question; to cross-examine
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
script; libretto; scenario
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
ancestor; forefather; foremother
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
bottle of ink; ink bottle
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
lower region; lower part; region below
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to state; to express; to mention
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
raw materials; ingredients
to collect the ashes of the deceased; to look after someone's affairs after he dies
source (of supply); channel