individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
perseverance prevails; (lit.) three years on a (cold) stone (will make the stone warm)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to face; to go towards; to head towards
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to write well; to be a good writer; to wield a facile pen
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
meaning; significance; sense
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
one's early days; little while
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors