nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
composed expression; clear face
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to look forward to something
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
serious; not joking; straight
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
really; truly; indeed; good grief