to take (be in) charge of
waterfall; cataract; cascade
hanging; suspending; sling
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
unrecoverable; irreversible; irreparable
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
180 degrees; complete change
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
member of parliament; the elite
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
a disgrace (to a whole group of people)
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
weird; strange; mysterious
to take command; to give direction
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
electronic transmission (of data)