sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to examine someone's expression
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
early (days); initial stage; initial
indicate reason; infers some protest
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hand over; to surrender
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be contrary to one's expectations
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday