to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
literally; to the letter; literal
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
calamity; misfortune; disaster
discipline; punishment; reprimand
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
silence (not speaking); muteness
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to concern; to be related
preliminary investigation; preparation
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
ardent; passionate; vehement
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ago; since; before; previous
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
a few years ago; some years back
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
considerably; fairly; quite