characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
north wind; northerly wind
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
no matter how much time passes
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
practice; practising; training; study
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
contrary to one's expectations
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...