to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
input; (data) entry; typing
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
public telephone; pay phone
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
ill will; malice; evil intent
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
in public; in company; in the presence of others
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address