to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
standard; set; routine; decided
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
free (of charge); gratuitous
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
reaching; attaining; arrival
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
rare (or peculiar) animal
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict