to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
to take back; to recapture
to attempt; to test; to try out
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
No Longer Human (1948 novel by Osamu Dazai)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
contradiction; inconsistency
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
hard worker; hardworking person
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
not limited to; not just ...
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
damage (esp. financial) caused by harmful rumours or misinformation (rumors)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
place; room; margin; scope
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
profligate; licentious; of loose morals; emotional; passionate; sentimental
being in love with an idol, actor, etc.; fan who is in love with an idol, actor, etc.
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide