unrequited love; one-sided love
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
fortune-telling; divination
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
leisure time; idle moment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to set out (on a journey); to start (a task)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
future prospects; promise
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
proper; respectable; decent; honest
image; figure; figure; form; image
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
observation; survey; watching
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer