form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
to be reminded of; to call to mind
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
plaintive; piteous; doleful
world; society; people; the public
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to be traumatized; to be shocked
mechanical brain; computer
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on