bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
goodness; excellence; virtue
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to stop walking; to pause
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
to push (something) against
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
tradition; legend; folklore
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal