to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
radio (wireless) operator; radioman
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
momentum; amount of exercise
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
head over heels; headlong; head first
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
factory; plant; mill; workshop
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
headache inducing; vexing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin