ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
stating (one's views); expressing
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
war; battle; match; game; competition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
all; entire; whole; altogether
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
both hands; both arms; ten
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
genius; prodigy; natural gift
difference; variation; difference
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
rose apple (Syzygium jambos); Malabar plum; jambos
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry