strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off; to lop off
outsider; someone outside of a group
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan; project
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
rational; logical; coherent
personal; individual; private
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
close; intimate; on good terms
fast approach; quick intimacy
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
preface; introduction; preamble
all facts (of a case, incident, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
indisposition; emperor's illness; unhappiness
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
next term; next period; next version; next release
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
physical condition; state of health; shape
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
overwork; working too hard
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity