half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to pull in (fish); to land
dosa (ill will, antipathy)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
contest; comparison; competition
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
yearned for; longed for; missed
cold reception; inhospitality
return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed