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; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
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
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
doping (in sports); doping (of a semiconductor)
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
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
getting an advance (on one's salary)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
a monk's earnings are pure profit (due to needing no capital and having no expenses)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
one meal; one meal (a day)
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
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)