meaning; significance; sense
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to continue to do; to persist in doing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
notebook computer; laptop
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
practice; practising; experience
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
B-movie; B-picture; B-film
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant