to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
difficult to ...; hard to ...
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to look around; to survey
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
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)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
that is to say; so that means
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to recall; to remember; to recollect
literally; to the letter; literal
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to indicate; to show; to point to