ancestor; forefather; foremother
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
technique; art; skill; move
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
eccentric; crank; oddball
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
observation; survey; watching
wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument
twice; again; second time
how others look at you; what others think about you
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
negotiations; discussions; connection
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
decision; settlement; definition
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
settlement; permanent residency
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
regular customer; valued client
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended