to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
flick (hockey, fencing, touch-screen, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
female high-school student
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
real intention; true motive; true meaning
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
in one's own way or style
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
regret; repentance; remorse
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
extremely; terrifically; super
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend