way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
eye for people; ability to judge character
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
auto; automatic; auto; automobile; three-wheeler truck; oat
two times; twice; two degrees
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
in proportion to; just as much as
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
premature joy; short-lived elation
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to bend; to warp; to curve
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to become settled; to be fixed
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to pitch forward; to fall forward
in a day; in a brief space of time
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together