yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
class; heading; group; category
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to stop walking; to pause
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
such; like that; that sort of; very
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
how can (one) do something
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
reason; cause; circumstances
observation; survey; watching
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
how; in what way; by what means