to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
imagination; supposition; guess
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to feel depressed; to be down
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
school building; schoolhouse
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)