nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
sodium sulfate; sodium sulphate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
absorption; suction; attraction
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
general; popular; common; typical
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
question; inquiry; enquiry
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
besides; moreover; in addition
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
single word; a few words; brief comment
to add (to); to add on; to append
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to offer a (monetary) prize
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than