propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
headset (for phones, etc.); headset (bicycle)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
national; founded and run by the central government
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
all you want; as much as one wants
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
young person; youth; young
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
chaps (in the skin); cracks
jigsaw puzzle; jigsaw; puzzle
odds and ends; all; every
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
forum (in an ancient Roman city); form; shape
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
adherent; devotee; believer
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
to be greenish; to be tinged green
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)