racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
even though things may appear this way
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to get one's breath back; to calm down
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
the right person in the right place
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
craving; longing; thirsting
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
disinfection; sterile filtration
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
concentration; density; cardinality
one by one; in detail; minutely
to seek a path; to find one's way
research material; experimental material
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
part; portion; glimpse; bit
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes