twelfth day of the month; twelve days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
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)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
time; hour; period; class
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
adds force or indicates command
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
moron; idiot; stupid person
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
these guys; these fellows
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
go on!; right!; here goes!
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable