unanticipated; unexpected
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
former name for makushita division
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which