drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
group; party; team; squad; section
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
directly under; falling perpendicularly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
close; intimate; on good terms
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
ago; since; before; previous
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
grasp; catch; understanding
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to get narrower; to contract
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
(one) letter; (one) character
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
physical condition; state of health
but; however; provided that