to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
protest; refutation; pleading
impression; strong belief; conviction
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
comparatively; relatively
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
nutritional value; food value
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to grumble about something (trivial)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
person concerned; interested party; related party
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
landed farmer; owner farmer
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.