letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
grey moustache; gray mustache; white beard
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
personal history; background; career
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
appeal (e.g. of an advertisement)
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
load; loading; weight (of a load)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(positive) economic effect
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
ill will; malice; evil intent
writing; composition; essay; sentence
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
troubles both at home and abroad
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to choose (and take); to select; to pick (out)
tree stump; stubble (rice, etc.)