character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
jack of all trades, master of none
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
understanding person; supporter
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study