charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light meal; snack; refreshments
to eat a lot; to have a good appetite; appetizing
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
hostile nature; inimical character
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
solitude; loneliness; isolation
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; phonetic loan character; loangraph
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
extended game; overtime; extra time; extra innings
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
conviction; belief; confidence
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
drifting; drift; being adrift
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
climbing to the summit; summiting