in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
environment; circumstance
assertion; declaration; affirmation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to spend time (on doing something)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to wash again; to reconsider
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
leaving everything up to someone else
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
without cause; without reason
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
medical care; medical treatment
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch