to stop (plug) one's ears
ventilation fan; extractor fan
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to brighten; to grow light
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
in spite of; regardless of
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
in name only; titular; nominal
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
possession; occupation; occupancy
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
troops; group members; team members
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
though; even if; whether ... or ...
start button (e.g. in Windows)