absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to explain adequately; to be accountable
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
audience; spectator; spectators
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
topic of discussion; agenda
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
in the future; another day; later
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
conscious; deliberate; intentional
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
duty; obligation; responsibility
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
to get strong; to gain strength