to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
happy memory; sweet memory
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
observation; survey; watching
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
whichever one chooses; either way
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
messenger; envoy; emissary
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
unique thing; best on earth
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
threatened (species); endangered
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
animal rights; animal welfare; animal protection
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
that is to say; so that means
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
passing mark (examination); passing grade
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
long (time that has passed); old (story)
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)