appeal; call for something; request; axiom
immediately; at once; instantly
to accept; to receive; to agree
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
incident; affair; happening; event
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
chair; stool; post; office; position
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down