to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
as a child; when one was a child
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
split; division; break up
serious; not joking; straight
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to watch over; to watch attentively
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
only; merely; but; no more than
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
small number; few; minority
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
management; administration; operation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
retainer; attendant; escort
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
pure heart; naivete; innocence
(not) even once; (not) ever
to whine; to make feeble complaints
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
sympathy; empathy; response
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps