deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
conservative without party affiliation
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to be worn out (from domestic life)
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
very interesting; of great interest
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
understanding person; supporter
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
kindergartener; preschooler
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
this for sure; certainly is
to intervene; to stop (something)
entreaty; supplication; petition
first-rate; finest quality; the best
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive