very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
smallish; on the small side
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
close; intimate; on good terms
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
ruggedly; jaggedly; stiffly; choppy (e.g. graphics); lagged; clunky
favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to name; to call; to christen; to term
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to badger; to pester; to beg
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
succession; continuation; series; sequence
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
baby monkey; small monkey
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
falling on one's backside; pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
staying the night; lodging (at)
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)