right beside; close to; nearby
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
minimum; at the very least
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
riskiness; (level of) danger
covering; protection; backing; relief
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
in the face of; in defiance of
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
authority; power; function
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
spell; curse; incantation
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter