letter (of alphabet); character; writing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
leader; authority; mainstay
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
one party; one faction; one clique
depending on; dependent on
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
just the other day; quite recently
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
members; member; constituent
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to show up; to appear; to turn up
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness