scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
otherwise; if not; or else
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
telecommunications; correspondence
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
difference; disparity; gap
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to nip (something) in the bud
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directional (e.g. microphone); -oriented
end; close; conclusion; termination
death from prostration; death from emaciation
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
training; education; development; cultivation
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
science and technology; technology; scientific techniques
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
vitality; (one's) life force
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
to indicate; to show; to point to
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting