comfort; consolation; diversion
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
long; drawn-out; very long
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to control; to command; to get the better of
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to choke; to have trouble breathing
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)