to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
just because; even if; even though
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
ability; performance; efficiency
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
serious; not joking; straight
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
headquarters; head office; main office
near; nearby; not far off
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)