monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
level ground; horizon; field of view
duty; function; office; mission; task
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
armed forces; military; troops
systematic; organized; organizational
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
construction; establishment
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
Northern European (person); Nordic person; Scandinavian
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
possible; likely; probable
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
extermination; annihilation
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see