to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
a few years ago; some years back
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
return; relapse; recurrence
to consider (all the circumstances); to bear (a number of things) in mind
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
gossip; corner of the mouth
example; illustration; precedent
originally; by nature; from the start
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
like this; in this way; as you see
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in the same way as; just like
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)