to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
kindness; intimacy; friendship
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to cause to swell; to inflame
older sister; elder sister
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
something like ...; something called ...
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
copper plate; copperplate
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to mix; to stir; to blend
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
second year of high school; second-year high-school student