content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches into gold
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
voluntary; optional; free; elective
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
UNIQLO (Japanese clothing retailer)
removal of stitches; removal of sutures
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
screw; -bis (again, second version); Bank of International Settlements; BIS
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
amorous adventure; love affair
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
serious illness; dangerous disease
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to get thin; to taper off
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
uncertainty; insecurity; inconstancy; indefinite; undecided
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering