consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
above-mentioned; above-named; above
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to shade an account; to add something extra
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
heedless of danger; braving dangers
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
succession; accession; inheritance
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
calamity; disaster; accident
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
talk; recital; narration; topic
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
leisure time; idle moment
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
federation of states; confederation of nations
emerging market; emerging nation; emergent nation; developing country; developing nation
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
administrator; director; commissioner
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
bad behavior; misbehavior
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted