appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
emergency light; emergency lamp
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to flare up; to burst into flames
ball of flames; mass of flames; body covered with flames
trauma (usu. psychological)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
mass production of inferior goods
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to leap back; to jump back
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
insubordination; outlawry
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)