to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
separate; special; another; separately
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
decrease; reduction; decline
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on