kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
maid; helper; help; assistance
to take over; to hand over
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
cooperation; coordination; link
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
elder sister; effeminate man
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
system; institution; organization; organisation
small number; few; minority
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major