to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(in) his way; peculiar to him
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
distinction; differentiation; classification
property; fortune; means; assets
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
as long as one's strength lasts
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something