brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
getting an advance (on one's salary)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
monks make pure profit; monks need no capital and have no expenses, so their income is pure profit
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
one meal; one meal (a day)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
leader; authority; mainstay
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to be widely recognized; to be famous
Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)