urgency; exigency; emergency
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
home area; home town; local
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
defence mechanism; defense mechanism
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
foundation stone; cornerstone
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
to look daggers at someone; to be angry
communality; community; having something in common
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
resemblance; similarity; analogy
to put in a word for; to second; to support
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
various places; several sources
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
upper end; top; tip; top edge
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away