to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to backfire; to have a harmful result
reading (e.g. by a scanner)
time travel; leaping through time
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
changing (something) for the worse; disimprovement; deterioration
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
inner psychological world; mental world; spiritual world
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to talk; to carry meaning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
unification; union; oneness
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
responsibility; duty; obligation
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
atonement; redemption; compensation
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
(someone else's) parents; both parents
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
questions and answers; dialogue
science fiction; sci-fi; SF