metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
dissimilation; catabolism; dissimilation (phonology); defamiliarization (artistic technique); ostranenie
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
passion; temper; irritability
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
among these; between these; of these
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
irrational (line of) argument
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to sew up; to sew together
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to clap one's hands in prayer
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many