gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
is never the case; has never happened
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
coined word; coinage; neologism
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
oriental; Asian; yellow monkey; gook
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
professor; teaching; instruction
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to happen to have on hand or in stock
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
classification; categorization; sorting
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
rational; reasonable; logical
all times and places; all ages and countries
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
those (near the second person)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
each nation; many nations; many countries
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
humanities; social sciences; liberal arts