root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
originally; by nature; from the start
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
longing; great desire; aspiration
human intellect; knowledge
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
report of death; notification of a death
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
rather; better; instead; if anything
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
disclosure; exposure; revelation
the world in general; society; convention
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
marathon; long-distance race
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
such a thing; something like that
player (of a sport); athlete; team member