one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
as planned; according to plan
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
in the end; at the end of the day
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
value; preciousness; nobility
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to compose; to put together
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
rational; reasonable; logical