wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
to check; to stop; to keep back
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
agreement; stipulation; contract
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
magic sword; cursed sword
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to pierce through; to break through
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea