strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
maintaining the status quo
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
survival; survivor; relic
to come back; to bloom a second time
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
mental health; mental hygiene
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage