lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
elder sister; effeminate man
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; (lit.) hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
about; on; regarding; per; for every
influence; effect; impact
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor (of a particular character); insider; person on the inside
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
contradiction; inconsistency
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
smallish; on the small side
attack; attack (on a difficult task); tackling; making an assault (on a summit); attack
game balance; balance between difficulty and enjoyability
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
par; equivalence; face value; parity
to join forces with; to cooperate with
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved