sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
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
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
many; a lot; much; multitude
reigning; controlling; dictating
few decades; many decades; several decades
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to play a leading role; to play a central part
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago