the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
several sheets (flat objects)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to gain strength; to have energy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to taste; to try (food or drink)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
tone of command; authoritative tone; commanding tone
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
insight; power of observation
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
willpower; energy; vitality
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer