expected value; expectation value; expectation
transmitter; homing device
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
able to take a lot of punishment (of a boxer, etc.); able to take a hit; able to keep one's cool when the batter gets a hit (of a baseball pitcher); resilient; strong in the face of criticism or adversity
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
Genesis (book of the Bible)
out of bounds; beyond the pale
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
getting what one wants by complaining or grumbling; profiting by holding out or taking a hard line; getting more by raising a ruckus
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
antiquity; the previous era
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
tens of thousands of years
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
good and evil; purity and impurity; voiced and unvoiced consonants
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
unique; individual; original; unusual
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless