appearance; air; condition; state; form
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
billow; surge; large wave
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to overcome (a difficulty)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to subsist; to keep on living
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
long (time); protracted; prolonged
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
sympathy; empathy; response
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to unfold; to unroll; to open
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly