a little; a bit; slightly
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to harm; to cause harm to
general; popular; common; typical
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
first meeting; first interview with
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to flare up; to burst into flames
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
in a ward; within the ward; within the zone; within the district
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning