carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
tool; implement; means; furniture
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
rise and fall (e.g. prices); fluctuation; difference (rank, grade, quality, etc.); variation
on countless occasions; many a time
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to like; to love; to be fond of
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
detached; aloof; indifferent
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
consent; acceptance; agreement
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
different opinion; objection
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
prostitution of learning; twisting the truth and truckling to the times
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
party conference; party council; party decision; party resolution
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
human intellect; knowledge
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)