the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
phantom; vision; illusion
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
change; alteration; modification
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
for example; for instance; e.g.
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
old age; old person; the old; the aged
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
example; illustration; precedent
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
underground; subterranean
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
consequence; outcome; result; blame
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all