moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
grave maintenance; grave keeper
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to join together; to combine; to join up
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
restarting; resuming operations (e.g. at a power plant)
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
difference; variation; difference
pleasant sound; crack (of a baseball bat); roar (of a motor)