to be responsive; to show immediate results
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
curse; spell; malediction
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
turning to the right; right turn
beyond that point; after that
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
at that time; in those days
influence; clout; leverage
to get strong; to gain strength
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
birth; creation; formation
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period