to be hesitant; to feel timid
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
if you think about it; come to think of it
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
affectation; showiness; pretence
simple is best; less is more
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
sensational; inflammatory; incendiary; (sexually) suggestive; lascivious
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
shellfish; seashell; shell
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose