monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
guardian; protector; patron; parent
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
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)
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
special training; intensive training; crash course
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
again (and again); once again; yet again
to differ; to vary; to disagree
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about