concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
gesture; gesticulation; motion
serious; severe; grave; acute
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
contradiction; inconsistency
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
the world in general; society; convention
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
home; household; family; hearth
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
for this very reason; that is exactly why
Zen; Zen temple; Zen priest
thought; consideration; thinking
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun