bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to pierce through; to break through
charcoal; charred remains
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
taste; palate; sense of taste
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
indescribable; having no way to express
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to be discouraged; to shrink from
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
interests and preferences
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
recreation; diversion; relaxation
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence