cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
basic factor; (medical) predisposition; diathesis
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to begin; to set about; to start
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
terrain; geographical features; topography
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
joint seal; joint signatures
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
the deceased; the departed
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
duty; function; office; mission; task
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
deceased mother; late mother
dreamland; land of Nod; realm of dreams
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by