center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
unseasonable; out of season
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
man; male; masculine gender
indoor (court, pool, etc.)