to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
beforehand; in advance; previously
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
conversely; on the contrary
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
that; the matter in question
to finish reading; to read through
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
only; merely; but; no more than
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
Windows (Microsoft operating system)
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
or; OR (Boolean operator)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
from the beginning; from scratch
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to surge; to well up; to gush out