reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
leader; authority; mainstay
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to form a pair; to pair up
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
function; facility; faculty; feature
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance