original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
such ... as; or some such
period of time; time slot; time zone
literally; to the letter; literal
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
baby doll; women's sleepwear
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
superiority complex; sense of superiority
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
posing; modeling; modelling
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
to change (one's clothes)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
wicked thought; wicked mind
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing