cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
to wash away; to rinse off
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
final; eventual; ultimate
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
twilight; dusk; faint light
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
logo; Logo (programming language)
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
samurai; warrior; military family
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
minimum; at the very least
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
worst; worst-case (scenario)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
had better ...; had better not ...
cooking; food preparation
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on