future (usually near); prospects
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
one's person; around one's person
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
contrast; antithesis; comparison
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
harm; evil; poison; blight; harmful influence
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
special; particular; peculiar; unique
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
deformity; distortion; disability; word written at the end of a letter
taking care of one's health
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
ceaseless; constant; uninterrupted
primary school; elementary school; grade school
oppression; tyranny; despotism
decorum; propriety; politeness
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
minuteness; one millionth
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
human; human-like; as a person
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear