main question; real issue at hand
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
instant; moment; for an instant
process; course; mechanism
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
time; hour; period; class
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
tool; implement; means; furniture
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
gender; distinction of sex; sex
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
military officer; naval officer
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
Zen monk's early morning meal; refreshment; cakes; simple Chinese food; dim sum
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
self-defense; self-defence
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
just because; even if; even though
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
due form; official; formality
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to happen to have on hand or in stock
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire