to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
half the body; half length
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to pretend; to act (as if)
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
minimum; at the very least
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
reestablish; reset (a password)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
older sister; elder sister
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
gossip; corner of the mouth
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture