personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
ankle; malleolus; ankle bone
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
P-wave (e.g. of earthquake); primary wave
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
forgetting; lapse of memory
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
reversal (process in photography); reversal film; reversal; inversion
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff