leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
drop of water; polka dots
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
last night; yesterday evening
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
at first; initially; in the beginning
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
group; bunch; crowd; group
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
military authorities; army circles
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
emotional scars; mental trauma
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
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
such; like that; that sort of
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)