attention; giving one's attention; focusing
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
stubbornly sticking to old ways; dislike of new things; narrow-mindedness
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
frivolous; fickle; insincere; caprice; cold-heartedness
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
fraud; fraudulence; dupery; hoax
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to be biased; to be prejudiced; to be partial; to be one-sided
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
evil; sin; vice; mischief
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
self-motivation; spontaneity; spontaneousness
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to demote; to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon; to withdraw (troops, etc.)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
existence; being; life; survival
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)