mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
relatively; comparatively
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to hang (something) on the wall
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
gem; jewel; precious stone
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to speak; to say; to vocalize
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of