laws (of nature); (divine) providence
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
environmental organization; environmental group
one part; one portion; one section
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
periodic; regular; routine
bald mountain; bare mountain; treeless hill
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
timber from forest thinning; thinned wood
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
takeout (food); take-out; takeaway; carry-out; to-go
bento; Japanese box lunch
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
that kind; competition; match
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
upper side (of a go, chess or othello board)
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be born; to come into the world
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking