as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
tattling; telling on (someone)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to mistake (A for B); to misread
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
group; party; team; squad; section
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be smeared; to be covered
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
each individual; each person
first thing in the morning
token (effort); something done for form's sake
recommendation; endorsement
work style; way of working
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
derailment; digression; deviation
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
another time; some other time
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain