severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
settlement; solution; resolution
book; volume; this; present; main; head
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to look after (often medically); to take care of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
frequent; densely packed; thick
action of making something; -ification
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness