transcribing in musical notation; copying down (a tune)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
to brush off; to shake off
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
raising and lowering; fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.); praising and belittling; setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away; ebb and flow (of the tide); rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.); modulation
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to jump from one thing to another
to waste time; to kill time
Mountain Day (national holiday; August 11)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
nageire; free-style flower arrangement
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting to write (call, visit, etc.); failing to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to come to depend on someone's kindness
great person; eminent figure
human kindness; human weakness
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
sound (of a sentence); euphony; wordplay; play on words; pun
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)
in its entirety; whole; wholly
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality