picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
indecent; lewd; sexy; dirty; obscene
the good fortune to have been born male
simple is best; less is more
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.); slushy (e.g. snow)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
triangle; triangular shape
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
conceptual drawing (of a building) at completion
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
don't worry; there's no need to worry
tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
related to; in relation to
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
prosperity; prospering; flourishing; best of luck; all the best; hurray
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
but; however; although; though
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
urgent; requiring quick (response)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
joint; seam; joining point
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)