digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
right beside; close to; nearby
import; importation; introduction; afferent
manufacturing equipment; production machine; maker
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to indicate; to show; to point to
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
just above; right overhead
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons