battlefield; battleground
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
gloss; explanatory notes; annotation
essence; true nature; substance; reality
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
event; phenomenon; matter
or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
certainly; surely; definitely
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
row of houses; each house; every house
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
garden gate made of branches and twigs; wicket gate
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
sofa; couch; lounge chair
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior); baran; green plastic garnish (orig. made from leaf) used in lunch boxes, with sushi, etc.
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom