to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to hand over; to surrender
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
audience (with a person of high standing)
completion (of a building)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb