health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
flawless; absolute perfection
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
on countless occasions; many a time
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
doing whatever one pleases
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
roadside tree; row of trees
systematic; regular; routine
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)