to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to finish reading; to read through
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to complain; to make a complaint
while; even though; despite
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
catercorner; diagonally opposite
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
silence; stillness; quietness
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of