microelectronics; Middle East; Middle English; ME; macroengineering; medical electronics; medical engineering
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
junior high school student; middle school pupil
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
with a start; with a jump
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation