wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to use one's own judgement; to not be swayed by others; to have confidence in oneself
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to push aside; to push one's way through
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
spirituality; spiritual nature
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
cooperation; collaboration
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to subsist; to keep on living
on the occasion of; at the time of
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to continue to do; to persist in doing
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
declaration; proclamation; announcement
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
failure; mistake; blunder
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide