birth; creation; formation
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
plants and animals; flora and fauna
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
clearing one's throat; cough
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
unenlightened; uneducated; ignorant
professor; teaching; instruction
retort; back talk; backchat
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
import; importation; introduction; afferent
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
release; emission; ejection
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
relation; connection; relevance
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to understand; to make out
an honest man; a good citizen
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect