deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to keep a watchful eye on
of course; certainly; naturally
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
setting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.); setting a theme (for composition of poetry)
built-in; fixed; attached
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
(going) right into (a tight space); (sinking into) deeply and suddenly; (popping) out; (coming out) with a pop; with a squelch
as if nothing had happened
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
large number (of); many; majority
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
pastel color; pastel colour
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement