companion; follower; attendant; retinue
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
last week; the week before
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
simply; merely; only; solely
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
difference; disparity; gap
7th day of the month; seven days
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
training (esp. in-service); induction course
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
line; queue; procession; matrix
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded