noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
head of the student council; president of the student council
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
any more; any further; any better; any longer
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one