suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
serious; severe; grave; acute
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
while alive; during one's lifetime
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be needed; to be wanted
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
clean water; purified water
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
light pink; light crimson
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
charming; fascinating; beautiful; elegant; graceful; sweet
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)