to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
clear one's name; redeem oneself; clear (vindicate) one's honor (reputation)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
distress; anguish; mental suffering
practice by repetition; learning by rote
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
combination technique in Judo
obedience; submission; resignation
to master something (through personal experience)
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
swaying (repeatedly, in a large, slow motion)
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
to reflect; to throw back light
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
suffering (as a result of maltreatment)
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
the same kind; accomplice; partner
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to capture; to seize; to plunder
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity