how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
absorption; suction; attraction
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to forcefully excrete; to force out (of one's body); to push out; to let out (a fart); to drop (a turd); to give birth to (a baby)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
last days; the end; one's fate
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
chimera; chimaera; chimera; chimaera
casting; founding; minting
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
day after day; for many days; for days on end; day in, day out
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
correlation; interrelation
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence