to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be busy at work; to work diligently
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to be silent; to say nothing
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
ability; capability; competence; skill
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
in the face of; in defiance of
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
last night; yesterday evening
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
at the present time; as of now; at this time
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker