meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
depending on; dependent on
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
potentiality; dormancy; latency
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to grow up; to become an adult
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
consequently; as a result
every person; every mouth; every entrance
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
gem; jewel; precious stone
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
manners; behavior; behaviour
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
proper; right; reasonable
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about