lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
transfer; transport; removal
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
no, not like that (but like this)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
research thesis; treatise
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to attempt; to test; to try out
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality