to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
return; conclusion; reduction
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
number of characters; number of letters
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
preference; priority; precedence
synchronization; synchronized swimming
new and old; incoming and outgoing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in the meanwhile; during the time
X; x; unknown quantity; an unknown
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
Tabasco; jalapeno sauce; pepper sauce
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
producer's price; PP; polypropylene; PP
that's true; of course; obviously
(period of) a year; during an era