reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
creation; generation; formation; derivation
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
way; method; means; resource; course
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
in that way; like that; that way
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
exit; way out; outlet; vent
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down