current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
4th day of the month; four days
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
6th day of the month; six days
to pass (of time); to elapse
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
imagination; supposition; guess
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
such; this sort of; like this
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
instant; moment; for an instant
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters