hesitation; indecision; vacillation
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
being somewhat excited (agitated)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to accept; to receive; to agree
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like