basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
aiguillette (ornamental braided cord)
to badger; to pester; to beg
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
decoration; ornament; trimmings
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
personality; style; appearance
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
sexy; popular; well-liked
to overdo; to do too much
the five fingers; leading five; top five
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
infinite loop; closed loop
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
it's hard to tell a poor thinker from a sleeping one; they to whom only bad ideas come might as well be asleep; inadequate ideas are worse than none at all
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
being able to hear everything (esp. when one was not intended to)
inattention; absent-mindedness
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
conferring of decorations