making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to work; to labor; to labour; to put to work; to make (someone) work
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
please; somehow or other; one way or another
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
law-like nature; regularity
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
periodic; regular; routine
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
offensive (movement); aggression
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
necessary condition; requirement
minimum; at the very least
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble