errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
fellow (at an academic institution, etc.)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
a little bit; a little while
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
primary school; elementary school; grade school
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
wealthy and powerful family
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
gentle spring rain; thin noodles made from bean starch (or potato starch)
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
calls and sounds made by insects
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite