ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
empirically; from experience
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
joints; points (of a speech)
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
weak point; unskillfulness
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
there is nothing; having nothing
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning