to shake off; to throw off
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to let out a cry; to break forth
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
notice; attention; observation
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to dye; to colour; to color
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time