to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
don't you think?; indicates question
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
science and technology; scientific technique
course; route; path; process; means
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
unprecedented; never seen before
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to intervene; to stop (something)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
tradition; legend; folklore
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance