drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
library; book collection; paperback book
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
publishing house; publishing office
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to stare back at; to look back at
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to put one's strength into
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to tighten; to press hard
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
near; nearby; not far off