decisive; resolute; determined; firm
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
murder; homicide; manslaughter
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
same kind (race); homogeneousness
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sudden outbreak; accidental; incidental
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
homecoming; return to one's home
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
selection; choice; option
tedious; boring; being fed up with
just because; even if; even though
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
packing; crating; packaging
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)