slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
method of bringing up; method of raising
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
conservative without party affiliation
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
odds and ends; all; every
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
gifted education; special education for gifted children
out-of-school; off-campus
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
enactment; establishment; creation
lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
promotion; raising of status
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
clearly; distinctly; vividly
fertile shoot of field horsetail
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick