to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
candidate (for an election)
to take over; to hand over
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to debate; to deliberate; to argue; to contend; to discuss; to dispute
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
convenient; handy; useful
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
mysterious power of words to alter reality
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)