tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
one by one; one each; one at a time
greater than ...; bigger ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to finish reading; to read through
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to talk; to chat; to chatter
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
two (long cylindrical things)
burning-hot tongs; red-hot tongs
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")