sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
number one; first; best; most; game; round
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
ago; since; before; previous
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
interior; inside; internal
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
mass communication; mass media
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress