reason; cause; history; origin
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
clearness; clear understanding
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
vexing; irritating; impatient
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to put one's hand on; to touch
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be