(Chinese) poetry and rhymed prose
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
Western person; Westerner
honest; incorruptible; integrity
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
technique; art; skill; move
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
winter; winter season; winter moon
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
choosing (a nobleman) as the leader or president of a company or organization
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
rather; better; instead; if anything
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
price; cost; value; worth; value
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous