to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
straight; as the crow flies
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
periodic; regular; routine
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
only recently; just of late
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to delight; to give pleasure
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
throbbing (pain); pounding