vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
motive power; driving force
to cast; to mint; to coin
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
for your information; I'm telling you
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
unprofitable; disadvantageous; not worth it
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
have a good day; take care; see you
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
aimlessly; without a goal
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice