quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
short pause; short interval
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
absolutely; positively; decidedly
nod; inclination of the head
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
interference; intervention; meddling
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
to hold all the while; to talk about nothing but
maximum permissible level or dosage
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
various places; several sources
feel (of a material); texture
production (e.g. play); direction
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
buh-boo (from sound of 'wrong' buzzer in quiz shows, used when somebody says an incorrect answer)
insertion slot (e.g. coins, tickets); input port
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
president (of a society); chairman
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply