indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable
the very start; the very beginning
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
single sound; monosyllable; phone; monotone (harmonica, etc.)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
cleaner; wiper; eraser; cleaning; wiping; polishing
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
warp (on the page or cover of a book, making it splay open)
to watch intently; to stare
sincere; earnest; serious
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
correction; rectification; mending; repair
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
account book; ledger; register
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end