quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
it is not (like that) either
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to go out and away; to leave
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
because of; owing to; due to
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
from the beginning; from scratch