contradiction; inconsistency
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
lately; recently; nowadays
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be inflated with pride
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
difficult to ...; hard to ...
God; god; ace; king; superior person
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
same; similar; (just) like; equal
jumping to a hasty conclusion
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)