to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to lay aside; to set aside
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to make one's heart flutter
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
having said that; on the other hand
living thing; organism; creature; biology
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
name; given name; first name
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking