to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
looking over someone's shoulder
operating officer; company executive
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
imagination; supposition; guess
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
branch; branch office; subdivision
number one; first; best; most; game; round
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to grow taller (of people)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly