the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
father; dad; husband; you; he
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sympathy; compassion; pity
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
smoothly; easily; readily
to be at a loss for words
leaving a matter to chance
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
counter for books; volume
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan