reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
infant; baby; little child
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
the place for; the time for; the level of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
feeling keenly; fully realizing
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
forcibly; against one's will
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
technique; art; skill; move