swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
time; hour; season; time of the year
since then; from that time; ever since
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
looking pale; looking unwell
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
first anniversary of a person's death
Buddhist memorial service
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
middle grades of primary school (third and fourth grades)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
not caring; not giving a damn
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
negative emotions; negative feelings
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick