material; substance; matter
indulgence; addiction; infatuation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
observation; survey; watching
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
rising; exacerbated; exasperated; accelerated; aggravated
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
pair; the two; both persons; both things
point of likeness (between); resemblance; similarity
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
sixth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tapering thinning curve, usually concave left
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
squint; sight error; bias; misunderstanding
having said that; on the other hand
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
general (variety) store (shop)
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit