eye measurement; measure with eye
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
gauntlet (used in Kendo); bracer; fencing glove
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
parliament; congress; diet; house (of parliament, etc.); chamber
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
extinction; annihilation; destruction
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
retainer; attendant; escort
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
big thanks; great gratitude
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options