point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to thrust down; to push off
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
misleading (someone); manipulation (e.g. of public opinion)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
4th day of the month; four days
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
this; our; right; justice; checking account
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable