to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to accept; to receive; to agree
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
sense of duty (obligation)
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency