to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nothing but; except; no more than
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to pass (of time); to elapse
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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)
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)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
time; hour; period; class
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
by means of; due to; because of; according to
as expected; as predicted