taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
household; home; family; housekeeping
tool; implement; means; furniture
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
reality; actuality; hard fact
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
price; cost; value; worth; value
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
several years; a few years
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)