skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to feel; to sense; to experience
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
library (usu. single-room); small library
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to make a list; to enumerate
a little bit; a little while