inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
government service; the bureaucracy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
index finger; forefinger; second toe
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
snake; serpent; large snake
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
course; route; path; process; means
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
new building; new construction