fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to reflect; to throw back light
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead; shaved-headed member of a subculture often associated with Neo-nazism
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
senior high school; high school
curtain with horizontal stripes
black ground; black cloth
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
single word; a few words; brief comment
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose