to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
older brother; elder brother
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
jack of all trades, master of none
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
while; during; while; although; all; both
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
imagination; supposition; guess
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)