reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
job (work) training (for the unskilled)
coming and going; commuting
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
pass (e.g. backstage pass)
last night; yesterday evening
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
arista; awn; (grain) beard
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
entering a faith; joining a religion
four corners; four ordinal directions
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
accession to the throne; enthronement
sole girl in a group of geeks
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker