consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
predation; eating prey; preying upon
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to face; to go towards; to head towards
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch