(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
electricity; (electric) light
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
preface; introduction; preamble
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Popper; Popper, Karl Raimund (1902.7.28-1994.9.17; Austrian-British philosopher)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
cluster; cluster; cluster (unit of disk space allocation); cluster (group of computers); clique; faction
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
mediator; go-between; middleman
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
operation; functioning; running
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
to fall in love (with); to love
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
pure heart; naivete; innocence
very shy person; bashful person
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
with a start; with a jump
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor