reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
standard; set; routine; decided
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to shade an account; to add something extra
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
ten-year-old; ten year old
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
colour; color; hue; tints
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
from the beginning; from scratch
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
dakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
to come to mind; to pop into one's head