to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
pure and innocent; immaculate
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
hospitalization; hospitalisation
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
image; figure; figure; form; image
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child