thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
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rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
light and darkness; light and shade
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
human emotions (joy, anger, grief and pleasure)
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
to subsist; to keep on living
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid