to begin to attend (e.g. school)
this, that and the other; this and that
automatic; intransitive verb
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
above; going steadily upward
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
five (long cylindrical things)
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
periodic; regular; routine
inner structure; internal anatomy
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
example; specimen; sample
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
material for experiments; experimental material
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly (shining)
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
script; screenplay; scenario
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability