serious; severe; grave; acute
sense of values; values; value system
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
dealing with; coping with
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
studying very hard; studying like mad
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to use up all one's strength; to die
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
training; education; development; cultivation
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)