consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
forced laugh; forced smile
willpower; energy; vitality
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
minuteness; one millionth
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
scale; scope; plan; structure
number of persons; personnel
source of funds; resources; finances
property; fortune; means; assets
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
firm; unshakeable; resolute
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
had better ...; had better not ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in the fire; in the flames; burning (something); throwing into the fire; committing to the flames
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
material; materials; data; information; documents
constant reference (to something); game in which two players pass a cord around their necks and pull at each other
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion