delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
appointed time; timetable; schedule
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to speak energetically; to talk big; to argue heatedly
pale; pallid; bluish-white
gentle; mild; meek; tender
deceased father; late father
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
distress; wretched condition
one way or the other; either way
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
intelligence; discernment
fertile; rich; productive
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to be boiled; to be cooked
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying