royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
either way; in any case; one way or another
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
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
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
writing; composition; essay; sentence
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
dull sound; muffled sound
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
high and low; rise and fall
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected