needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum); cassis (blackcurrant liqueur)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
rebirth; new birth; nascent
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
person who has rendered distinguished service
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to spend time (on doing something)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
together; at the same time; same; identical
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
had better ...; had better not ...
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
considerably; fairly; quite
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
sweet tooth; love of sweet things
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
flexible (person); open-minded
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)