light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to publish a book; to put out a book
one thin flat object; one sheet
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
we are innocent until proven guilty; suspicion alone is not grounds for punishment; in dubio pro reo
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to forget completely; to leave behind
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
of course; certainly; naturally
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
beyond that point; after that
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
ancient Japanese (as spoken in Japan until the Middle Ages)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace