to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
being very busy; busyness
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
official business; public business
motive power; driving force
comfort; consolation; diversion
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
king; monarch; ruler; champion
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
mutation; change; transition
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
parting; separation; farewell
because; for; the reason why is ...
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to write down; to record; to register
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
important point; point to make note of
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality