snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
authority; power; function
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
reason; cause; circumstances
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
polite; courteous; hospitable
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
caller; visitor; company; guest
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)