transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
erudition; extensive learning
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
January; first month of the lunar calendar
commentary on current events
make no progress; remain unsettled
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
disliking; having an antipathy to
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness