tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
bending backward; strutting
to be; to exist; (arch.) to come; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to be (somewhere)
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(point of) similarity; resemblance
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go
the seven spring flowers; the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers; the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
computed tomography; computerized tomography; CT
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to sell (something) cheap
the thing itself; thing-in-itself (in Kantianism)
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
mobilization; mobilisation
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate