to fill in time; to stall (e.g. an audience)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
to perceive; to understand
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
lightly; easily; carelessly
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to succeed; to bear fruit
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to eat too much; to overeat
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
main cause; primary factor
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
plaster; gypsum; calcium sulphate (sulfate)
to fill a hole with earth
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion