to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
nice; likeable; desirable
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
not yet known; unknown; strange
identifier; distinguished name; DN
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
inside one's heart; in one's mind
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words