book catalogue; book catalog; card catalogue; card catalog
high voltage; high pressure
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to smirk; to grin broadly
loss of (self-)confidence; inferiority complex
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
sea slug (various orthogastropod species, esp. of order Nudibranchia); nudibranch
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor
good; goodness; right; virtue
I don't want to boast but
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
choices; alternatives; options
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
how; in what way; I wonder
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
with no effort at all; easily