curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
indirection; indirectness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
instigator; originator; initiator; torch bearer; incendiary; agitator
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
good person; virtuous person
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
justice; fairness; impartiality
to be at a loss for words
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
bloodshed; bloody event; bloody violence
to learn something through hearing
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way