pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
prize awarded for good effort; consolation prize
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
look!; there!; here!; that is
gulp; gulping; swallowing
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
how can (one) do something
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate