to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
it's been a long time; long time no see
elder sister; effeminate man
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
grasp; catch; understanding
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
index finger; forefinger; second toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)