to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
plain; plateau; tableland
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
thick with smoke, moisture or odor; hard to breathe (air)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
foreign matter; impurities
composite; combined; complex
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to walk through (to the end); to walk the whole way
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
one's own style; self-taught manner