approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
to be answerable (for); to take the blame
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
overall victory; championship
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
anyone; any person; whoever
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
bottom; lower garment (e.g. jeans, slacks, skirt, etc.); hem (of trousers, skirt, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
to follow another's example
to awake from one's sleep
Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
sensual love; love affair
shelving; pigeonholing; putting to one side; strangling; throttling; crushing
to cry tears of joy; to weep for joy
to lay the foundation (for)
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)