to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
rather; sooner; preferably
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
student (esp. a university student)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
senior high school; high school
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
(committee) chairman; president
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
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
conference room; council room
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
questions and answers; dialogue
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on