hesitation; indecision; vacillation
back off!; leave me alone!
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to have meaning; to be meaningful
new student; freshman; first-year student
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
exhaust sound; exhaust note
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
dozens; scores of; decades
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
quick work; (clever) feat
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement