sincere; earnest; serious
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to keep away; to keep at a distance
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be dead; to be lifeless
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to grow up; to become an adult
to look forward to something
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
you (plural); all of you; you all
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts