contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
January; first month of the lunar calendar
basa fish (Pangasius bocourti)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
article; news story; report; account
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
arrest; apprehension; capture
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning
company director; board member
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
... years old; age (of) ...
lot number; house number; address; residence; address; memory address
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)