strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
earnings from a part-time job
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to be helpful; to be useful
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
in that manner; like that
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
maid; helper; help; assistance
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...