magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
rising; ascending; climbing
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
the very best; excellent; superb
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to shade an account; to add something extra
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
failure; mistake; blunder
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
older sister; elder sister
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights
even if not; even without
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
sailor suit; middy uniform
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck