to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
long ago; a long time ago; already
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
way (of doing); manner; method; means
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
flexible (of people); open-minded
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
such ... as; or some such
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
consequence; outcome; result; blame
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
taiji (in Chinese philosophy, the principle that embodies all potential things, incl. time and space)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
water vapour; water vapor; steam
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point; zero (on a scale)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
hundred times; hundred degrees
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
combination; union; binding; bond
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation