to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
way of talking; speaking style
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
variation; rogue (something)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
verbalizing; putting into words
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to begin talking; to open up
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
nature; property; disposition
literally; to the letter; literal
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
very much; exceedingly; extremely
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
only recently; just of late
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than