prohibition; inhibition; ban
estimate (of costs); budget
adviser; advisor; consultant
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
back issue (of a publication); back-number
beginning; clue; starting point
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
library (usu. single-room); small library
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
being on duty; person on duty
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
unexpected meeting; coincidence
close; intimate; on good terms
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
suffix for familiar person
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped