literary fragment; interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
finger flick to the forehead
empty; meaningless; worthless
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
automatic transmission; AT; achievement test; alternative technology; appropriate technology; auditory trainer
teaching assistant; TA; technology assessment; TA; terminal adapter; TA
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
banknote; bill; note; paper money
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
impression given by a painting or image
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
New Year's party (held in the beginning of the year, i.e. usually in January)
order; command; directions; instructions
baseball stadium; ballpark
strip-searching; security check
to find out; to discover; to locate
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
knowing; being aware (of)
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)