origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
object of adoration, longing
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
tall figure; high stature
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)