stillness; repose; standing still
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
characteristic; feature; special quality
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
use; utility; profit; gain
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
race (of people); type of person
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
Tao Te Ching (classic Chinese text by Lao Tzu); Daodejing
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
rather; better; instead; if anything
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
Chinese person (esp. Han Chinese)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited
decorum; propriety; politeness
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire