to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
list; table; schedule; catalogue; catalog
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
apprehensive; vaguely fearful; gloomy (about the future); somewhat alarmed
Xinhai Revolution (of China; 1911)
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
elementary school (in Japan; 1886-1941); primary school
interference; intervention; meddling
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
master inventor; king of inventors (e.g. Edison)
to class (one thing with another); to rank (with); to respect (two things) the same; to see as comparable; to hold in equally high esteem
electrical engineer; electrician
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
power plant; power station
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to lead a life; to live a life
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding