to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
system; institution; organization; organisation
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
bamboo mat used in food preparation (esp. to roll sushi); sushi mat
nothing but; none other than
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
serious look (on one's face); straight face
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
such; like that; that sort of; very
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...