optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
truancy; school non-attendance
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
though; notwithstanding; although
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to concern; to be related
ill will; malice; evil intent