straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
something small; something petty; trifle
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
to rub in (e.g. cream into the skin); to grind and mix (e.g. pepper into miso)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question