criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
again; once more; a second time
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
space (room, area, outer space)
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
place; situation; position; location
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
only; merely; but; no more than
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to spend time (on doing something)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
housing district; residential district
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
person on top of the income scale; top earner
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
button (clothing); push-button