size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
don't you think?; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
is something that; is that which
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
putting into operation; invocation
containing (an ingredient, mineral, etc.)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
main; principal; chief; primary; major
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
nothing but; none other than
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
be (that) as it may; having said that
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
unexpectedly; surprisingly