counter for books; volume
change; transition; vicissitudes
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to make an appearance; to show up
preparing for action or battle
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
dispel (esp. magic or potion used to return one's character to normal status in an RPG, etc.)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception