to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
winter vacation; winter holidays
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
testimony; (verbal) evidence
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
metallic sound; metallic clank
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago