clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to crouch; to squat; to cower
moment to quit; way to quit
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect