to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
eccentric; crank; oddball
how; in what way; I wonder
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
indicate reason; infers some protest
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
club activities; extracurricular activities
waste of time; killing time
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
distant look; faraway look
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet