respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
daily meals; three regular meals a day
family; members of a family
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...
Imperial Hotel (in Tokyo)
diagonal move (in the game of go)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
river; stream; River; the ... river
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to begin; to set about; to start
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on