acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
reason; cause; circumstances
when; at what moment; what time
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
entrance; admission; entering
serious; not joking; straight
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
product; produce; result; fruit
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
technical skill; ability; capacity
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures