to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
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.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
boy; son; baby boy; young man
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
window; window (shop display)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
undisputed; entirely; perfect
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
pointing out; identification
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to collect; to assemble; to gather
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)