to call one's ability into question; to weigh one's ability
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to be enraged; to flip out
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
gem; jewel; precious stone
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
taste; liking; preference
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
that is to say; so that means
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
taxation office serving a specific area; competent tax office; police station with jurisdiction for a precinct, etc.; competent police station
reprimand; rebuke; censure; reproof
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
jumping to a hasty conclusion
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit