wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
very young; little; childish; immature
tone (of voice); manner of talking
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be thrilled; to be excited
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
statue; picture; picture revealing character
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to take away; to carry away
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to write down; to record; to register
potato chips; potato crisps
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
image; figure; figure; form; image
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
general idea; concept; notion