imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
predation; eating prey; preying upon
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
how many years; how long; what year
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
rather; better; instead; if anything
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
reason; cause; circumstances
after a long time; for the first time in a while
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
how many months?; how long?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary