straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
great hurry; great haste; rush
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
this and that; one thing and another
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to become calm (of the wind, sea, etc.); to die down
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
this and that; one thing or another; something or other; various things
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to have (something) innate; to be born with
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to dispel one's gloom; to brighten one's spirits; to dispel one's resentment; to attain one's wish
abuse; misuse; perversion
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
(religious) faith; belief; creed
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
patterns of thinking; train of thought
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
as much as one can; as much as possible
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
shortsighted; narrow-minded
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce