to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
reading aloud; recitation
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
patterns of thinking; train of thought
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
expression; presentation; representation; notation
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
reason; cause; circumstances
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
genius; prodigy; natural gift
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to get someone to say; to make someone say
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
rave reviews; extremely high praise
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention