to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
Las Vegas (abbr); Vega$ (TV series)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
don't you think?; indicates question
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing