safety zone; traffic island
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
solitude; loneliness; isolation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to begin talking; to open up
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
in the same way as; just like
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
argument; dispute; controversy
armaments; military preparations
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
that; the matter in question
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glow of a firefly; nearly extinguished fire; embers
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
mysteries; excellent methods; marvelous law of Buddha; Saddharma; Lotus Sutra; teachings of the Lotus Sutra
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
moment; brief space of time
somehow; for some reason (or other)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair); grip (e.g. of death)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
a little; somewhat; slightly
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself