startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
little finger; pinky; little toe
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
hard (e.g. penis); strong (e.g. beat of music); throbbing (e.g. headache); blaring (e.g. rock music)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
sunlight filtering through trees
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day
deep emotion; strong feelings
hard to reach place; remote place
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
marriage; marriage tie; love knot