to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
special; particular; peculiar; unique
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
furnishings; implements; equipment
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
several minutes; a few minutes
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
lately; recently; nowadays
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; some time ago; recently
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to happen suddenly; to take place unexpectedly
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect