degree of relative priority
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
in process; during execution; runtime
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
infinite loop; closed loop
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
point in common; common feature
intestinal; inside the intestines
explosion; rupture; break off
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
apparently; appears to be
fishnet stockings (tights)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
unexpected meeting; coincidence
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
vitality; energy; dynamism
homeroom; form room; form class
transfer student; student changing schools
surrounding at a distance
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses