funny story; funny anecdote
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
alert status; emergency alert
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
the other day; a few days ago
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
last ray of hope; only hope
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular