ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to become empty; to be emptied
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
systematic; regular; routine
regular pentagon; equilateral pentagon
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
stubbornness; pigheaded person; miser
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
more than anything; above all else
perception; sensing; noticing
person who clears the way for a high-ranking person, procession, etc.; outrider; opening performer; sumo wrestler who leads a yokozuna at his ring-entering ceremony
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
not yet known; unknown; strange
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
to have orderly plans; to be systematic
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
narrow margin; slim margin
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
slightly early; just before
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
solution; solution strategy
finishing blow; coup de grâce
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
to shed light; to cast light
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable