aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
cares; ill feeling; reserve
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
every place; various places
to chant; to recite; to sing; to write (a poem); to compose
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
social conditions; social circumstances
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to jump at; to be attracted by