the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
paper; note; document; bill
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
small cabinet; chest of drawers; bureau
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
moisture; humidity; dampness
to throw into; to toss into
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be helpful; to be useful
palsy; paralysis; every second solar term (occurring in the latter half of each month)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities