assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
discipline; training; teaching manners
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to forsake one thing for another
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
meditation; contemplation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
in terms of; from the point of view of
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread