lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
how long; how much; to what extent
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
originally; by nature; from the start
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
reinforcement; strengthening
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
school district; school area
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to find out; to discover; to locate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
just because; even if; even though
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?