to apologize; to apologise
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
gem; jewel; precious stone
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
threat; intimidation; menace
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)