what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
with a friendly grin; smilingly
letter; missive; note; mail
to have meaning; to be meaningful
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
thought; consideration; thinking
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
to some extent; to a certain extent
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
rational; reasonable; logical
sunlight filtering through trees
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)