centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
water and sky; Varuna; Vedic god of water and sky (adopted into Buddhism as god of water and protector of the west)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
compensated dating; dating a sugar daddy
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to pass (of time); to elapse
mass communication; mass media
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
light; right; right field; right fielder
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
popular person; favorite; favourite
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
instant; moment; for an instant
store interior; inside of a shop
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
regular customer; valued client