fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
to call (by a name); to name
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
to face (a situation); to encounter; to be confronted with
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
condition; figure; appearance; voice
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
whooping cough; pertussis
germ; germs; bacteria; something dirty or harmful; vermin
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to close (one's eyes); to shut
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining