natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to gather; to collect; to assemble
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
route; way; course; directions
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to check; to stop; to keep back
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
right beside; close to; nearby
vague recollection; faint memory
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
no!; no no!; no, not at all