magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; spoiled person (esp. child)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire