teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
meaning; significance; sense
all; entire; whole; altogether
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
large; gland; ground (e.g. land, electrical, base material of textiles, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be silent; to say nothing
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
rain dragon; mythical beast with yellowish green skin and red tail
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
the other day; a few days ago
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting