solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
should do; ought to do; must do
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
there is nothing; having nothing
and then; and so; and; so then
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
two times; twice; two degrees
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
ten; 10; ten years of age
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
data processing; information processing
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be able to manage somehow or other
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger