desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
general public; the masses
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to crouch; to squat; to cower
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
natural disaster; cataclysm
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to be at a loss for words
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
at first; in the beginning; originally
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
interior; inside; internal
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
love affair; love relationship
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
act of mercy; helping another person