to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
good news; glad tidings; gospel (teachings or revelations of Christ)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
world situation; world affairs
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
nothing but; none other than
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
use; utilization; utilisation; application
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
oppression; suppression; pressure
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to devour; to bite to death
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
flight; desertion; escape
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to put into effect; to put into practice
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging