strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
female elementary school student
or; OR (Boolean operator)
debut; initial stage appearance
ambitious; motivated; willful
head-on fight; head-to-head contest; serious contest
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
kana-kanji conversion (on a computer, etc.)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to be erected; to be built
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
final; eventual; ultimate
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
in swarms; in great crowds
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
right on; dead on; fitting to a T; on the button; perfectly correct
in accordance with; according to
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
depending on; dependent on
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak