being on duty; person on duty
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
witnessing; observing; sighting
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
switching over to; migration; transition
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
close-cropped hair; shaven head
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
second-year student; biennial
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
to push aside; to brush aside
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
homo; homosexual (esp. a male); homozygote; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates incl. modern humans)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
very popular; highly favoured
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)