to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
all people; the whole nation
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
with a snap; with a click (beep); shortly; briefly; small
wrong; different; not like that
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
flake; lamella (of bone); foil (of metal); flat, thin slice of a material
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
hegemony; leadership; initiative
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to be reflected in a mirror
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
billboard; advertising sign
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)