stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
will not do; do not; does not
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
outward; superficial; external; apparent
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
affectation; showiness; pretence
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
not understanding; not knowing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
deviation; departure; omission
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear