to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
almost; roughly; approximately
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
port (left side of vessel)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to keep in mind; to memorize
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
going up and down; rising and falling
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
retort; back talk; backchat
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to be superior; to surpass
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
passion; temper; irritability
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack