to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
of no interest; not interested
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
vexing; irritating; impatient
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
some people; a few people; several people
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
two classes; double; two sets
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to spit out; to eject; to dump
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless