-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
the very best; excellent; superb
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
if you do this; if this is the case
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
killing two birds with one stone
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to speak; to hear a voice
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something
the reason is ...; it is because ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
wounded person; injured person
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to invite in; to show someone in
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
place; position; location; position; standing; status
whispered conversation; whispering
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
process; course; mechanism
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
good correspondent; ready writer