to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
now that; since; so long as; because
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)