nothing but; none other than
gender; distinction of sex; sex
this (very thing); this precisely
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
otherwise; if not; or else
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
urgency; exigency; emergency
place; room; margin; scope
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
river; stream; River; the ... river
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
pointing out; identification
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
sentiment; sentimentality
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
due form; official; formality
near; close; beside; third person
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal