to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
thought; consideration; thinking
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
electricity; (electric) light
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
snake; serpent; large snake
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
to shake off; to throw off
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to repent; to be penitent
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes