greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
imagination; supposition; guess
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to become better; to improve
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
if so; in that case; in that situation
registration; accession; register; entry; record
for work; for manufacturing
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to thrust before; to thrust at
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage