to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to jar; to creak; to grate
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
the place for; the time for; the level of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
common people; ordinary people; masses
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
even though; despite; when
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
science and technology; scientific technique
to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious