opening and shutting; opening and closing
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
older sister; elder sister
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity