to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
what do you want?; can I help you?
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
determination; resolution
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
though; notwithstanding; although
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift