safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(another person's) younger sister
the other day; some time ago; recently
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
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)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
endurance; perseverance; patience
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
such; like that; in that way
nothing but; none other than
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility