interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
pregnancy; conception; gestation
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
proper; respectable; decent; honest
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
last ray of hope; only hope
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
public servant; government official
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
Water Horse (19th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1942, 2002, 2062)
Water Dragon (29th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1952, 2012, 2072)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis