close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to slide down (snow, etc.)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to take (be in) charge of
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
difference; disparity; gap
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
the same kind; accomplice; partner
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
piece of meat; cut of meat
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
eccentric; crank; oddball
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
bolt from the blue; great surprise
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go