to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
premature joy; short-lived elation
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
doing one's own flower arranging; marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
planting; planting out; transplanting
English holly (Ilex aquifolium); holy
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
technical skill; ability; capacity
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
plateau; tableland; eminence
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
android; artificial human; robot
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
old-fashioned; antiquated; anachronistic
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
for as long as one can remember
to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration