sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(software) update; upgrade (to a new version); upgrade (to a device, product, etc.); improvement
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
natural growth; wild growth
to bury; to embed; to implant
absorption; suction; attraction
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
protracted war; war of attrition
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
vision (of the future); foresight; large display screen; imagination; insight; (sense of) sight
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
white gem (esp. a pearl); rice flour dumpling; white-flowered camellia
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
all you want; as much as one wants