to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
root; source; origin; cause
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
enterprise; business; company; corporation
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
change of job; change of occupation; career change
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
that's the way it is; such is life
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner