to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
things depend on how you look at them
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pure and innocent; immaculate
spring water; clear (pure) water
influence; clout; leverage
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
devoted; self-sacrificing
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
abuse; misuse; perversion
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
many children; large family
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
going to and fro; back and forth
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
exclusive; attached to; specialist
first-aid; emergency (aid)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
patient; unhurried; leisurely
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest