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cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity
even if; even though; however; no matter how
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
(period of) a year; during an era
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
only; merely; but; no more than
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
while; during (the time when)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
five (long cylindrical things)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
serious wound; serious injury
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up