as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
thought; consideration; thinking
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
employment (long term); hire
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to ask for trouble; to dig your own grave; to cut your own throat
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
threat; intimidation; menace
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
people; men and women; each person; everybody
just a minute; small quantity
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
silence (not speaking); muteness
amount of money; sum of money