to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
to be detained; to take time
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
transcendence; transcendency
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
touchstone (assaying tool); touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
essay on poetry; theory of poetry
to sell off; to dispose of
one's house; one's home; one's family
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
endurance; perseverance; patience
prime minister; premier; chancellor
influence; clout; leverage
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
thickly; stickily; viscously
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
fat; tallow; lard; grease
cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
conclusion; end; finish; supervision; management; control
to be main; to be principal; to be important
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government); releasing information (of an organization or an individual); making public
motive power; driving force