rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
useless; vain; aimless; idle
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
bedside; near one's pillow
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
moment by moment; hour by hour
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
presence (impressive quality)
to watch over; to watch attentively
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
stirring; slight movement
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off