way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
teacher; instructor; professor
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
pupil; student; schoolchild
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
understood; I see; OK; present; here
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
training; drill; practice; discipline
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
reason; cause; circumstances
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
more than usual; especially; particularly