attendance (at school); going to school
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
hair on the back of one's head
pedigree document (for animals); pedigree paper
approximate age; age range
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
practice; practising; experience
surname; family name; last name
feeling chilly after taking a bath
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
bombshell announcement (statement)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
leadership conference; summit meeting; top-level conference
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
light color; light colour
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap