origin; source; beginning; starting point
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
general idea; concept; notion
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
omega (last letter of the Greek alphabet); end; conclusion; angular velocity
attribute; property; attribute; alignment (in a role-playing game); element (of an enemy or attack); type (of dealt damage); (character) type
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
interference; intervention; meddling
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
proper; respectable; decent; honest
softly; mildly; gently; politely
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
physical law; laws of physics
reconstruction; rebuilding; restructuring
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
private person; individual
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to tower above; to stand out
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
superiority complex; sense of superiority