maid; helper; help; assistance
go on!; right!; here goes!
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
tail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
to order; to command; to appoint
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
in perfect form; going swimmingly
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
useless resistance; vain struggle
jumping out; running out (e.g. into the street); dashing out; springing out
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
caustic words; defiant words
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to become frayed; to become loose
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to droop; to hang down; to weep
bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
division; section; classification; sorting; division
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...