mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to mind; to care; to worry
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
internal conditions; true state of affairs
having ended; being resolved
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
maintaining the status quo
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
message; informative matter
intelligence gathering; information gathering
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
very loose; slowly; leisurely
have a good day; take care; see you
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
time-out; timeout; timeout
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful
cake or snack served with tea
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce