stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
styrofoam; styrene foam; expanded polystyrene
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
several people; a few people
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
making efficient; optimization
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
solitude; loneliness; isolation
colouring; coloring; colorant
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character