fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
order; sequence; procedure
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
monetary offering; offertory
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to ask; to enquire; to query
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to remain married for life
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
on the occasion of; at the time of
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
indirect kiss (e.g. drinking from a cup someone has just used)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
trouble; bother; annoyance
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health