to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
light and darkness; light and shade
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
Nola (Italy); Nora; Norah
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
pose (in kabuki); posture
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
Saida (Algeria); Sayda (Lebanon)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
depth; shade (of color, colour)
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to visit repeatedly (to request)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to complain; to lodge a complaint
besides; moreover; in addition
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
one's innate character; spirit; backbone
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty