wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
what's what; heads or tails
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
covering; protection; backing; relief
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
to be too numerous; to be too much
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to telephone; to make a phone call
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)