greeting phrase (in letter, etc.); salutation
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
rewriting; rewrite; fair copy
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
offensive (movement); aggression
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
subscriber; reader; admirer
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
offence; offense; hindrance
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
clicking; clopping; clacking