flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
with a start; with a jump
beginning; clue; starting point
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
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going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
business; trade; operations; sales
job; work; duties; trade; skill
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
older sister; elder sister
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to repeat; to do over again
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
influence; effect; impact
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)