to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
(bulb) syringe; dropper; fountain pen filler; eyedropper
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
percent; per cent; percentage
prompt; immediate; in real time
breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off; rupture
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
(your) choice; preference; wish
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
hating; strongly disliking
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
day (as in holiday); daytime
corpulence; fatness; obesity
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to gain weight; to put on weight
to have a stuffed nose; to have a stuffy nose
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
call; summons; convening; convocation
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to happen to hear; to overhear
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
contrived; false-sounding
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds