to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal
living thing; organism; creature; biology
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
that's a different matter; that's a different story
difference; variation; difference
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
solidarity; joint; collective
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
posterity; future life; life to come
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
internal organs; intestines; viscera
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment