commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to stiffen; to become stiff
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
diagnosis; medical examination
schoolgirl; female student
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
eye chart; eyesight test chart
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
apparently; appears to be
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be silent; to say nothing
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be found; to be discovered
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety