to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
counter for books; volume
at that time; in those days
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
article; news story; report; account
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
fate; destiny; predestination
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can