fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
background chatter on a film, TV show, etc.; walla; rhubard; extras; background actors
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
detour; circuitous route; diversion
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
mix; mixture; (pre-made) mix; cake mix; mixed; mixed doubles team
completion of construction
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to begin talking; to open up
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
coding; programming; coding (i.e. assigning a code to something)
still better; even better
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
supervised; under surveillance
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match