intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
resignation; giving up the game for lost
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
image; figure; figure; form; image
personification; impersonation; embodiment
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
having said that; be that as it may
real thing; original; actual
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
had better ...; had better not ...
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet